| Deposit ID | 10080043 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030929 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Martin Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.29555, 38.80865 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 457 |
| Relative position | 3.2 KM (2.0 MI) SE OF BENTONVILLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Warren(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bentonville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)
Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)
Potomac(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
National Park(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Warren |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Cactoctin Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Cactoctin 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) | -78.29555, 38.80865 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 DEG E |
| Dip | 20 DEG SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1903 |
| Year of first production | 1903 |
| District name | Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. S. M. Boyd, Philadelphia |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Government |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 21.3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030929 |
SWEET, P.C., AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VDMR, PUB. 27, P. 39-52.
PHALEN, W.C., 1906, COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR LURAY VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 285, 506 P.
WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.
WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: USGS BULL. 455, 166 P.
1903 DIREXPL S.M. BOYD, SUNK 1 SHAFT, INTERMITTENTLY WORKED FOR 1 YEAR.
1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE MINERALIZATION PRESENT IN EPIDOTIZED CATOCTIN GREENSTONE WHICH IS PARTLY STAINED BY IRON OXIDE ALONG FRACTURES. ONE PROMINENT JOINT HAS A STRIKE N. 32 DEG. W. AND A VERTICLE DIP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1979 | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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