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Botts Prospect

Occurrence in Fauquier county in Virginia, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067548
MRDS ID W000331
Record type Site
Current site name Botts Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.65553, 38.57726 (WGS84)
Elevation 85
Relative position ABOUT 3.2 KM (2 MI) NORTHEAST OF ELK RUN VILLAGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fauquier(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Midland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Fauquier

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 130 M (426 FT) NORTH ON STATE ROAD 806 FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH COUNTY ROAD 748, TURN NORTHEAST (LEFT TURN) ON PAVED ROAD OR DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT 0.68 KM (0.4 MI) TO END OF ROAD AT THE HOUSE. THE PROSPECT IS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE ROAD. THE WELL WHERE BARITE WAS REPORTEDLY FOUND IS NORTHEAST OF THE HOUSE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SHALE FLOAT CONTAINS MALACHITE STAINS. STRINGERS OF WHITE MINERALIZATION IN SHALE OR MUDSTONE CONTAIN SMALL GRAINS OF METALLIC MINERALS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Clay Residuum;Bull Run Shale
    Rock description Clay Residuum;Bull Run Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.65553, 38.57726
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend, Potomac Basin
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faulting

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures, Clay Residuum

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ACCORDING TO EDMUNDSON REF., "SINCE THIS OCCURRENCE IS ALIGNED WITH THE CEDAR RUN, KEMPER, AND GEAR MINES THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A CONTINUOUS FRACTURE ZONE EXTENDING NORTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE FAUQUIER COUNTY BARITE AREA, WHICH IS LOCALLY MINERALIZED".

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fauquier County Barite Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs T L Brooks

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THERE ARE PROBABLY NO RESERVES OF ANY COMMERCIAL CONSEQUENCE.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS MAY HAVE BEEN SHALLOW PITS.

Comments on development

  • PROPERTY MAY HAVE BEEN PROSPECTED BY SHALLOW PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EDMUNDSON, R. S., 1938, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53., P. 54-55.

  • Deposit

    LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 23.

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE- VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.

  • Deposit

    1975 RECON VA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES- INSPECTED SITE.

  • Deposit

    ? DIREXPL ? - PROSPECTED BY SHALLOW PITS?

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE OCCURS IN CLAY RESIDUUM, SCATTERED FRAGMENTS ON THE SURFACE, AND OTHER FRAGMENTS OF BARITE WERE REPORTED AT DEPTH IN A WELL. ALSO OCCURS IN VEINS IN THE SHALE. NO BEDROCK SEEN ON PROSPECT SITE IN 1975.
Deposit A FEW FRAGMENTS OF WHITE BARITE ARE SCATTERED OVER THE SURFACE AND OTHER FRAGMENTS OF BARITE WERE REPORTED AT DEPTH IN A WELL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 5 PERS COMM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Wright, Nancy A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1980 Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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