| Deposit ID | 10080254 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031362 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jackson Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.94148, 36.84868 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 604 |
| Relative position | 2.35 KM (1.45 MI) WEST OF AUSTINVILLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wythe(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Austinville(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Wythe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | 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 | Shady Formation (Austinville (Saccaroidal) Member) | ||||
| Rock description | Shady Formation (Austinville (Saccaroidal) Member) | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -80.94148, 36.84868 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Austinville Synclinal Basin, Gleaves Knob Overthrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Anticline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 50 DEG. NW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Austinville-Ivanhoe District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jackson |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031362 |
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
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.
1934 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 43.
1939 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 72.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 0.7 KM (0.45 MI) SW OF THIS LOCATION AND JUST WEST OF FORMER NATIONAL CARBIDE CO. QUARRY, A PROSPECT SHAFT DISCLOSED A SPHALERITE-BEARING DOLOSTONE BRECCIA WITHIN THE CARBIDE (IVANHOE) MEMBER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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