| Deposit ID | 10080685 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032023 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ore Bank Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.03168, 38.34672 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 415 |
| Relative position | 4.5 KM (2.8 MI) EAST OF MT. SOLON AND 1.2 KM (0.75 MI) SOUTH OF MOSSY CREEK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Augusta(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Parnassus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Staunton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)
Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)
Potomac(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Augusta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Beekmantown Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Beekmantown Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -79.03168, 38.34672 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Anticline, Syncline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1734 |
| Year of first production | 1734 |
| Year of last production | 1865 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032023 |
RADAR, E.K., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE STOKESVILLE AND PARNASSUS QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VDMR REPT OF INVESTIGATIONS 19, 30 P.
PATTERSON, J.G., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE PARNASSUS AREA EAST OF THE NORTH MOUNTAIN FAULT: UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
PATTERSON, 1958
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DURING THE SAME PERIOD OF OPERATION TWO OTHER NEARBY IRON MINES WERE ALSO BEING WORKED. THESE HAVE SINCE BEEN FILLED IN AND ARE NOW USED FOR FARM LAND. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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