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Epperson Prospect

Occurrence in Patrick county in Virginia, United States with commodities Copper, Iron, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082572
MRDS ID W055416
Record type Site
Current site name Epperson Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.42812, 36.63841 (WGS84)
Elevation 719
Relative position 1.5 MILES NE OF KIBLER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Patrick(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Meadows of Dan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Galax(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Dan(hydrologic unit)

Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Patrick

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE RIDGE BETWEEN HICKORY COVE AND HOOKERS CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1968)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Silver Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Lynchburg
    Rock description Lynchburg

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.42812, 36.63841
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOOCH, E.O., 1959, INTERVIEW-VDMR COUNTY FILES

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C., 1977, INTERVIEW-VDMR COUNTY FILES

  • Deposit

    EPPERSON, G., 1977, LETTER-VDMR COUNTY FILES

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C. AND LOVETT, J.A., 1985, VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL.31, NO.4, P.41-52.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN 3 FT THICK EXPOSED FOR 30 FT. COUNTRY ROCK STRIKES N 80 E AND DIPS STEEPLY TO THE SE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1987 Sweet, Palmer C. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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