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Christian Mn-Fe Prospect

Occurrence in Amherst county in Virginia, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082508
MRDS ID W055349
Record type Site
Current site name Christian Mn-Fe Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.92252, 37.51867 (WGS84)
Elevation 189
Relative position 1.5 MILES WSW OF RIVERVILLE, JUST EAST OF RT 622 AT BEND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amherst(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buffalo Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Amherst

Comments on the location information

  • 950 FEET NORTH OF POWER LINE AT BEND IN RT 622 ON EAST BY SIDE OF ROAD AND 200 FEET NE TO WEST BANK OF UNAMED CREEK DRAINING INTO JAMES RIVER. 0.45 MI SOUTH OF MAIN ENTRANCE ROAD TO VIRGINIA FIBER PAPERMILL, ON RT 622.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Mt Athos Member;Alligator Back Formation;Lynchburg Group
    Rock description Mt Athos Member;Alligator Back Formation;Lynchburg Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.92252, 37.51867
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Smith River Allocthon

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES STRATABOUND
    Strike NE
    Dip SE
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1880

Mining district

District name James River Roanoke River Mn, Fe And Ba District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 60.96M
    Overall depth 18.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • JUST E OF ROAD AT BEND OCCURRENCE OF FLOAT OF ROTTEN, BLACK SOOTY CALCAREOUS QUARTZITE W- MN OR FE MINERALIZATION. 200 FT NE ON W SIDE OF UNAMED CREEK IS A 20 FT E-W TRENCH 5-10 FT DEEP, FILLED IN , NO VISIBLE OUTCROP; 100 FT S OF TRENCH IS PROSPECT PIT 5 FT DEEP, SHAFT SAID TO BE 60 FT DEEP, TUNNEL FROM CREEKSIDE NEVER REACH SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1008, 155P, (P.92).

  • Deposit

    FURCRON, A.S.,1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 39, (P. 103).

  • Deposit

    CONLEY, J.F.,1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUB. 59, 33P. (GENERAL GEOLOGY).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE SHAFT IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN SUNK TO 60 FT IN LATE 1880'S BUT CAVED WHILE BEING SUNK; A TUNNEL WAS STARTED W FROM THE W BANK OF THE UNAMED CREEK BUT DID NOT REACH SHAFT. (ESPENSHADE,1954,P.92) LIMONITE IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN MINED "ON THE CHRISTIAN PROPERTY, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE (JAMES) RIVER (FURCRON,1935,P 103).
Deposit THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAILED PROSPECT. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER LIMONITE WAS EVER PRODUCED FROM THIS PROPERTY OR FROM A NEARBY TRACT. HALF MILE SW OF CHRISTIAN PROS., AT 1000 FT W OF RT 622 IS OLD SHALLOW PIT W- SCATTERED NODULAR MN ORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-87 AS Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

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