| Deposit ID | 10080144 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031231 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Green Branch Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.117, 36.81257 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 347 |
| Relative position | 2.3 KM (1.45 MI) SSW OF DODSON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Patrick(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Philpott Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Galax(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winston-Salem(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 | Patrick |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Lynchburg Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Lynchburg Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Lynchburg Formation |
| Rock description | Lynchburg Formation |
| (1) | Alligator Back Formation - Actinolite schist |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Bowens Creek Fault, Green Branch Syncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Gabbro Sill |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031231 |
CONLEY, J.F., AND HENIKA, W.S., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE PHILPOTT RESERVOIR QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 22, 46 P
1970 GEOLMAP VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: MAPPED QUADRANGLE.
DIREXPL TWO PROSPECT PITS DUG.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOSSAN ZONE IS LESS THAN 0.6 M WIDE. |
| Deposit | PROSPECT NOT NAMED IN REFERENCE, MAY BE FOSTERS RIDGE PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.