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Simms Prospect

Occurrence in Louisa county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sulfur-Pyrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067664
MRDS ID W000464
Record type Site
Current site name Simms Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.87388, 38.03088 (WGS84)
Elevation 110
Relative position 5.4 KM (3.3 MI) WSW OF CENTREVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Louisa(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Anna West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pamunkey(hydrologic unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Louisa

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION NOT FIELD CHECKED BY VDMR. ABOUT 0.7 KM (0.4 MI) NORTH OF DIRT ROAD, 1.4 KM (0.9 MI) BY ROAD WNW OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 700, 2.1 KM (1.3 MI) ENE OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 618.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Chopawamsic Formation
    Rock description Chopawamsic Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.87388, 38.03088
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1921

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • THERE IS NO MENTION OF PRODUCTION.

Comments on development

  • NO RECORDS OF DEVELOPMENT LOCATED (1980).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLINE, J.H., WATSON, T.L., AND WRIGHT, F.J., 1921, A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PYRITE-GOLD BELT IN LOUISA AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:63 360

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE IS ALMOST NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE CONCERNING THIS MINE. IT APPEARS AS A SYMBOL ON CLINE, WATSON AND WRIGHT'S 1921 "GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PYRITE-GOLD BELT IN LOUISA AND SPOTSYLVANIA COS., VA." ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-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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