| Deposit ID | 10067549 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000332 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elk Run Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.67081, 38.55393 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 94 |
| Relative position | 0.1 KM (0.06 MI) SOUTH OF ELK RUN |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Fauquier |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Diabase Dike | ||||||
| Rock description | Diabase Dike | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Diabase Dike;Manassas Sandstone (Newark Group) |
| Rock description | Diabase Dike;Manassas Sandstone (Newark Group) |
| (1) | -77.67081, 38.55393 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Culpeper Triassic Basin |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1861 |
| District name | Potomac Basin |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000332 |
JACKSON, C.T., 1857, THE SO-CALLED COPPER MINE AT ELK RUN, FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA: PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY, V.6, P.183.
LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 P.
1857 DIREXPL DEPOSIT PROSPECTE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LONSDALE'S (1927) ONLY REFERENCE TO THIS PROSPECT IS ON PLATE 1. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: PRE-CIVIL WAR |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1980 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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