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Zigler Prospect

Occurrence in Rockingham county in Virginia, United States with commodities Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080225
MRDS ID W031329
Record type Site
Current site name Zigler Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.78195, 38.67615 (WGS84)
Elevation 378
Relative position 4.2 KM (2.6 MI) NNW OF TIMBERVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rockingham(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Timberville(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Rockingham

Comments on the location information

  • 0.8 KM (0.5 MI) SE OF STATE ROAD 614, 1.8 KM (1.1 MI) BY ROAD NNW OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 791 IN MECHANICSVILLE. UTM GRID LOCATION IS FOR PROSPECT NO. 2. PROSPECT NO. 1, 180 M SOUTHWEST (UTM N 4282810., E 692860.); PROSPECT NO. 3, 250 M NORTHEAST (UTM N 4283180., E 693060.)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hemimorphite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 228
USGS model code 32b
Deposit model name Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Mark3 model number 42

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Beekmantown Formation
    Rock description Beekmantown Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.78195, 38.67615
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend, Little North Mountain Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Linville Creek Syncline(=Timberville Syncline Of Stephenson (1949, 1950); Dolostone Strikes N. 30-45 Deg. E. And Dips 24-30 Deg. Se.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR ANTICLINAL CROSS-FOLD IN NW-SE DIRECTION POSTULATED BY STEPHENSON (1949, 1950) AND HERBERT AND YOUNG (1956).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1949

Mining district

District name Shenandoah Valley/Timberville

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Carl Stehle
  • Type Owner
    Owner Zigler, Howard

Comments on the workings information

  • DRILL HOLES SUNK AT PROSPECTS NO. 1 (32.9 M) AND NO. 2 (91.5 M).

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION OF PROPERTY CONDUCTED IN 1949-1950 UNDER AUSPICES OF CARL STEHLE OF NEW YORK. RESISTIVITY SURVEY, GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND EXPLORATORY DIAMOND DRILLING CONDUCTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRENT, W.B., 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 76, 174 P.

  • Deposit

    HERBERT, P., JR., AND YOUNG, R.S., 1956, SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 70, 58 P.

  • Deposit

    STEPHENSON, R.C., 1949, GEOLOGIC REPORT ON THE SHENANDOAH ZINC-LEAD PROSPECTS NEAR TIMBERVILLE, ROCKINGHAM CO., VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, OPEN-FILE REPORT, 41 P.

  • Deposit

    STEPHENSON, R.C., 1950, SUPPLEMENTAL GEOLOGIC REPORT ON THE SHENANDOAH ZINC-LEAD PROSPECTS NEAR TIMBERVILLE, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, OPEN-FILE REPORT, 21 P.

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP R.C. STEPHENSON: PREPARED GEOLOGIC REPORT.

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOPHYS F.W. LEE: RESISTIVITY SURVEY CONDUCTED.

  • Deposit

    1950 DIREXPL C. STEHLE: 2 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES SUNK.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STEPHENSON (1950) BELIEVES MINERALIZATION CAN BE EXPLAINED BEST AS ELONGATE, RAKING ORE SHOOTS DEVELOPED IN ONE OR MORE BRECCIATED BEDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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