| Deposit ID | 10080262 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031370 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Simmerman Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.94092, 36.83868 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 607 |
| Relative position | 0.8 KM (0.5 MI) EAST OF IVANHOE FERRY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wythe(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Austinville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Galax(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper New(hydrologic unit)
Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Wythe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Limestone | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 228 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 32b |
| Deposit model name | Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
| Mark3 model number | 42 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Clay Residuum;Shady Dolomite |
| Rock description | Clay Residuum;Shady Dolomite |
| (1) | -80.94092, 36.83868 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Galena Synclinal Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Austinville Anticline, Gleaves Knob Overthrust, Short Hill Overthrust, Ivanhoe Cross Fault |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Austinville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Simmerman |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031370 |
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.
WATSON, T.L., 1907, ZINC AND LEAD IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA, LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION COMMISSION, P. 520-548.
DIREXPL SIMMERMAN ? - PROSPECTED BY DIGGING PIT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SPHALERITE, GALENA, AND PYRITE IS DISSEMINATED THROUGH THE LIMESTONE/DOLOMITE PINNACLES WITHIN THE CLAY RESIDUUM. IRON ORE, OXIDIZED ZINC MINERALS OCCUR IN CLAY RESIDUUM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1980 | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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