| Deposit ID | 10067543 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000326 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Greenwood Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.43219, 38.63032 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 104 |
| Relative position | 0.8 KM (0.5 MI) SE OF INDEPENDENT HILL. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Prince William(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Independent Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Washington West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Potomac(hydrologic unit)
Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)
Potomac(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Prince William Forest Park(Other Designation)
Other Designation NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Prince William |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Occoquan Granite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Occoquan Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Occoquan Granite |
| Rock description | Occoquan Granite |
| (1) | -77.43219, 38.63032 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000326 |
LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 58.
LONSDALE, J. T., 1927, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, P. 83.
SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUB 19, 77 P
1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SIT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO VERTICAL SHAFTS WERE SUNK, AND SOME TRENCHING WAS DONE. MINE HAS BEEN ABANDONED SINCE EARLY 1900'S. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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