| Deposit ID | 10080219 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031323 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Minnick Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.69417, 38.63115 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 338 |
| Relative position | 2.8 KM (1.7 MI) SW OF NEW MARKET. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rockingham(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
New Market(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)
Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)
Potomac(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Rockingham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 228 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 32b |
| Deposit model name | Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
| Mark3 model number | 42 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Beekmantown Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Beekmantown Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -78.69417, 38.63115 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium, Anticlinal Cross-Warp (Nw-Se Trend) |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Probable Extension Of Short Mtn. Syncline (To Ne); Mayland Anticline To Nw. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.6M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1913 |
| District name | Shenandoah Valley/New Market |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Jersey Zinc Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minnick |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031323 |
BRENT, W.B., 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 76
HERBERT, P., JR., AND YOUNG, R.S., 1956, SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 70, 58 P.
SCHERFFIUS, W.E., 1969, ZINC-LEAD-FLUORITE MINERALIZATION OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, NORTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
1913 DIREXPL NEW JERSEY ZINC CO.: DUG PROSPECT PITS AND DRILLED THREE CHURN DRILL HOLES; APPARENTLY NEGATIVE RESULTS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SPHALERITE OCCURS IN BED OF RECRYSTALLINE DOLOSTONE. INTENSELY MINERALIZED AREAS APPARENTLY LOCALIZED AT SMALL CROSS-FLEXURES. |
| Deposit | I.S. HWY. 81 CONSTRUCTED JUST UPHILL SINCE REPORT OF HERBERT AND YOUNG (1956). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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