Clifton Forge

Occurrence in Rockbridge county in Virginia, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093683
MRDS ID W017363
Record type Site
Current site name Clifton Forge

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.76644, 37.83339 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alleghany(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clifton Forge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Buena Vista(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper James(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Rockbridge

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.76644, 37.83339

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1976 Weeks, Robert U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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