| Deposit ID | 10067227 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | VA01708 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phoenix Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.10638, 38.87782 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 549 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | Est Undetermined, Est Undetermined |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fauquier(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Linden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Fauquier |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| (1) | -78.10638, 38.87782 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Blue Ridge Anticlinorium |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Front Royal 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 | VA01708 |
SWEET, P.C., AND BE.., S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA, IN CONTRIBVUTIONS TO VIRGINIA GEOLOGY - IV: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 27, P. 39-52.
AUSTIN, A.L., 1955, FAUQUIER, ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING COPPER PRODUCERS: FAUQUIER DEMOCRAT NEWSPAPER, P. E4.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-87 | Sweet, Palmer C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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