| Deposit ID | 10100238 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031237 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Stephens Property Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.78313, 36.90007 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wythe(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fosters Falls(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 | Wythe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Limestone | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGED FROM ALL THE IRON ORE PITS: "LUMP ORE" - FE - 55.87%, P - 0.05%, SIO2 - 5.95%, P IN 100 PARTS OF IRON - 0.089% WASHED ORE - FE - 54.5%, P - 0.097%, SIO2 - 7.51%, P IN 100 PARTS OF IRON - 0.18%. ZINC ORE TAKEN FROM A SHAFT (NO. 11) YIELDED: ZN - 39.37%, PB - 8.77% FOR LUMP ORE. WASHED ORE YIELDED: ZN - 32.84%, PB - 1.32%. ALL SAMPLES WERE DRIED AT 212 DEG F (100 DEG C). |
|---|
| Model code | 228 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 32b |
| Deposit model name | Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
| Mark3 model number | 42 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Clay Residuum;Shady Dolomite |
| Rock description | Clay Residuum;Shady Dolomite |
| (1) | -80.78313, 36.90007 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Anticline, Periwinkle Branch Overthrust, Hematite Mountain Overthrust, Poplar Camp Overthrust |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| District name | Bertha District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pulaski Iron Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stephens |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 18.3M |
| Overall depth | 21.3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031237 |
SRC.REF: MCCREATH AND D'INVILLIERS (1887)
MCCREATH, A.S. AND D'INVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA: HARRISBURG, 171 P
DIREXPL CRIPPLE CREEK IRON CO. - DUG PITS ?
DIREXPL PULASKI IRON CO.- DEVELOPED PITS, MINED
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1980 | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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