| Deposit ID | 10080266 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031374 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wiseland Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.75084, 38.4756 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 448 |
| Relative position | 10.7 KM (6.65 MI) ENE OF HARRISONBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rockingham(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harrisonburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)
Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)
Potomac(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
George Washington National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Rockingham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Dolomite | 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 | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Beekmantown Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Beekmantown Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Beekmantown Group |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Pulaski-Staunton Fault, Anticlinal Cross-Warp (Nw-Se Trend), Massanutten Synclinorium. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Shenandoah Valley/Harrisonburg |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031374 |
BRENT, W.B., 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 76, 174 P.
HERBERT, P., JR., AND YOUNG, R.S., 1956, SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 70, 58 P.
SCHERFFIUS, W.E., 1969, ZINC-LEAD-FLUORITE MINERALIZATION OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, NORTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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