| Deposit ID | 10093820 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031226 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hairston Branch Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.85588, 36.72451 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 280 |
| Relative position | 2.9 KM (1.8 MI) NNE OF MARTINSVILLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Henry(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Martinsville East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Danville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greensboro(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Henry |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Rich Acres Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Rich Acres Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Rock unit name | Fork Mountain Formation |
| Rock description | Fork Mountain Formation |
| (1) | -79.85588, 36.72451 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Smith River Allocthon |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031226 |
CONLEY, J.F. AND HENIKA, W.S., 1973, GEOLOGY OF THE SNOW CREEK, MARTINSVILLE EAST, PRICE, AND SPRAY QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 33, 71 P.
NITZE, H.B.C., 1892, NOTES ON SOME OF THE MAGNETITES OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND OF THE CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY OF NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS TRANSACTIONS, V. 20, P. 174-188.
1969 GEOLMAP VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: MAPPED QUADRANGLE.
DIREXPL PROSPECT PIT DUG.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO NAME PREVIOUSLY APPLIED TO THIS PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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