| Deposit ID | 10093816 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030900 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Meadow Creek Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.97453, 36.64341 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 707 |
| Relative position | 1.85 KM (1.15 MI) SW OF OLDTOWN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grayson(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Galax(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Galax(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper New(hydrologic unit)
Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Grayson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Model code | 91 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24b |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits) |
| Mark3 model number | 30 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lynchburg Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lynchburg Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| (1) | -80.97453, 36.64341 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Gossan Lead Overthrust |
| General form | POD/LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030900 |
ESPENSHADE, G.H., RANKIN, D.W., SHAW, K.W., AND NEUMAN, R.B., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE WINSTON-SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-709-B, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.
ROSS, C.S., 1935, ORIGIN OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN TYPE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 179, 165 P.
STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 233 P.
1935 RECON C.S. ROSS: PROF. PAPER 179.
1939 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV: BULL. 72.
1966 GEOLMAP D.W. RANKIN: MISC GEOL. INV. MAP I-709-B.
DIREXPL SINGLE SHAFT SUNK
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ONLY REFERENCE TO THIS PROSPECT IS ROSS (1935, P. 83-84.) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1980 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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