| Deposit ID | 10082573 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055417 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | D.J. Myers Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.90557, 38.45115 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 427 |
| Relative position | JUST OFF STATE ROAD 910 (GARBERS CHURCH ROAD) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Harrisonburg (City)(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bridgewater(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlottesville(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 | Harrisonburg (City) |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lincolnshire | ||||
| Rock description | Lincolnshire | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -78.90557, 38.45115 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055417 |
WAYLAND, J.W., 1912, A HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA: DAYTON, VIRGINIA, RUEBUSH-ELKINS COMPANY, 473P.
SWEET, P.C. AND LOVETT, J.A., 1985, VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL.31, NO.4, P.41-52.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LUMPS OF GOLD ON THE SURFACE, ONE OF WHICH WEIGHED 17 PWT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1987 | Sweet, Palmer C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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