Gordon Mine

Occurrence in Shenandoah county in Virginia, United States with commodity Arsenic
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067246
MRDS ID VA01732
Record type Site
Current site name Gordon Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.75417, 38.70421 (WGS84)
Elevation 360

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shenandoah(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Timberville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Shenandoah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Arsenic Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result ASSAY FROM IRON KING ASSAY CO., HUMBOLT, AZ IN JULY, 1985 INDICATES 0.37 OZ AS/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Beekmantown Formation
    Rock description Beekmantown

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.75417, 38.70421

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • SITE VISITED BY W.F. GIANNINI IN MARCH 1985

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1987 Sweet, Palmer C. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

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