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Jackson Ferry Prospect

Occurrence in Wythe county in Virginia, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080252
MRDS ID W031360
Record type Site
Current site name Jackson Ferry Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.8673, 36.87063 (WGS84)
Elevation 1970
Relative position 0.15 KM (0.1 MI) NE OF JACKSON FERRY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wythe(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sylvatus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Galax(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper New(hydrologic unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Wythe

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATE, NOT FIELD CHECKED. JUST EAST OF THE RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER SHORTS CREEK; 125 M (400 FT) NORTH OF STATE ROAD 608, 0.15 KM (0.1 MI) BY ROAD EAST OF JUNCTION WITH U.S. HWY. 52 IN JACKSON FERRY. R.S. GOOD WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROSPECT IN MARCH, 1988.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Dolomite 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 > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Shady Formation (Austinville (Saccaroidal) Member)
    Rock description Shady Formation (Austinville (Saccaroidal) Member)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.8673, 36.87063
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend, Austinville Synclinal Basin, Gleaves Knob Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Short Hill Overthrust

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • FRACTURED ZONE APPARENTLY TRENDS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE STRIKE (CURRIER, 1935).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Austinville-Ivanhoe District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • NO DEVELOPMENT WORK REPORTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.

  • Deposit

    STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 233 P.

  • Deposit

    1934 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 43.

  • Deposit

    1939 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 72.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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