| Deposit ID | 10080140 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031227 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jordan Creek Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.93506, 36.68814 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 311 |
| Relative position | 1.6 KM (1.0 MI) SSE OF FIELDALE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Henry(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Martinsville West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Danville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Dan(hydrologic unit)
Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)
Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Henry |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sillimanite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Pegmatite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Rock unit name | Fork Mountain Formation |
| Rock description | Fork Mountain Formation |
| (1) | -79.93506, 36.68814 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Smith River Allocthon |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Foliation Of Rock In Vicinity Varies From Ne-Sw To Nw-Se. |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031227 |
CONLEY, J.F. AND TOEWE, E.C., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE MARTINSVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 16, 44 P.
NITZE, H.B.C., 1892, NOTES ON SOME OF THE MAGNETITES OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND OF THE CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY OF NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS TRANSACTIONS, V. 20, P. 174-188.
1968 GEOLMAP VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: MAPPED QUADRANGLE.
DIREXPL DROVE SEVERAL SHAFTS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO NAME PREVIOUSLY APPLIED TO PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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