| Deposit ID | 10080007 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030884 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Manassas Gap Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.12304, 38.8631 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 308 |
| Relative position | 10.4 KM (6.5 MI) S OF FRONT ROYAL, OFF THE W SLOPE OF RAVENSDEN MOUNTAIN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fauquier(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Flint Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Fauquier |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Catoctin Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Catoctin Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Catoctin Formation |
| Rock description | Catoctin Formation |
| (1) | -78.12304, 38.8631 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Blue Ridge Anticlinorium |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1853 |
| Discoverer | Manassas Gap Copper Mining Co. |
| Year of first production | 1854 |
| District name | Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Manassas Gap Copper Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 88.7M |
| Overall depth | 18.3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030884 |
SWEET, P.C., AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. PUBLICATION 27, P. 39-52.
WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA, J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.
WEED, H.W., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.
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.
WHITNEY, J.D., 1854, THE METALLIC WEALTH OF THE UNITED STATES: PHILADELPHIA, LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO AND CO., P. 320.
1853 DIREXPL MANASSAS GAP COPPER MINING COMPANY (CARTER COMPANY) 3 SHAFTS SUNK.
1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INVESTIGATED
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION OCCURS DISSEMINATED IN BASALT WHICH IS EPIDOTIZED AND HAS FLAT,LENTICULAR STRAIN CRACKS FILLED WITH SERPENTINE, AND QUARTZ INTERMEDIATE ROCK DOTTED WITH SPECKS AND GLOBULES OF CUPRITE. COPPER MINERALIZATION ALSO OCCURS AS MASSES AND STAINS ALONG JOINTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1979 | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1982 | Trimble, David, C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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