| Deposit ID | 10080232 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031336 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Martin Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Wine Mine, Gordon Prospect, Gordon Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.75362, 38.70421 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 360 |
| Relative position | 0.9 KM (0.6 MI) SSE OF MOORES STORE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shenandoah(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Shenandoah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | 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) | -78.75362, 38.70421 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Little North Mountain Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Linville Creek Syncline. Dolostone Strikes N50 Deg. E And Dips 28 Deg. Se. Timberville Syncline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 DEG E |
| Dip | 28 DEG SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1860 |
| Year of first production | 1861 |
| District name | Shenandoah Valley/Timberville |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Zinc Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gordon |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031336 |
BRENT, W.B., 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 76, 174 P.
HERBERT, P., JR., AND YOUNG, R.S., 1956, SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 70, 58 P.
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.
SCHERFFIUS, W.E., 1969, ZINC-LEAD-FLUORITE MINERALIZATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, NORTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
1929 DIREXPL HARFORD TALC AND QUARTZ CO./LEVERING BROS.: CLEANED OUT WORKINGS.
DIREXPL POSSIBLY MINED FOR PB DURING CIVIL WAR.
1950 DIREXPL NEW JERSEY ZINC CO./AMERICAN ZINC CO.: EXPLORATORY DRILLING.
HERBERT AND YOUNG (1956)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BRECCIA DESCRIBED BY ODER (1955) AS CITED IN HERBERT AND YOUNG (1956) AS A SMALL PITCHING PIPE. IRREGULAR MASSES IN VEIN DOLOMITE AND AS THIN FRACTURE FILLINGS FOR GALENA AND IN DOLOMITE CEMENT AND AS REPLACEMENT OF OUTER SURFACES OF DOLOSTONE BLOCKS FOR SPHALERITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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