| Deposit ID | 10067668 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000468 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kent Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.91165, 38.01561 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 140 |
| Relative position | 0.4 KM (0.6 MI) NW OF MINERAL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Louisa(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mineral(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Louisa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -77.91165, 38.01561 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | POD/LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000468 |
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.
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.
POOLE, J.W., 1973, ABANDONED MINE AND PROSPECT DATA (KENT PROSPECT): VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
1973 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SIT
IT IS DOUBTFUL IF THIS PROSPECT EVER PRODUCED.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NOT VERY MUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE CONCERNING THIS MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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