| Deposit ID | 10082536 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055379 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oxford Iron Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Ross |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.03781, 37.37312 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 207 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 300 FT S-SW FROM ROUTE 460, 800 FT SE OF ROADSIDE PARK, Acc Indicated On 1978 Topographic Map |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Campbell(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rustburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Campbell |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||
| Rock unit name | Archer Creek Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group | ||
| Rock description | Archer Creek Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | -79.03781, 37.37312 |
|---|
| Strike | N 20-40 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | NEAR VERTICAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | James River-Roanoke River Mn, Fe And Ba District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Owner 1987, Charles Kalb, John Langford |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055379 |
FURCRON, A.S., 1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA BULLETIN 39, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 124P.
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, 154P.
GOOCH, E.O., 1954, IRON IN VIRGINIA, MINERAL RESOURCES CIRC. NO.1, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, 17P.
CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 59, 33P. (GENERAL GEOLOGY).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | O.C. AT NE END OF MAIN PIT MICA SCHIST WITH GRAPHITE N 40 E WITH 6 INCHES TO 1 FT QUARTZ VEINS WITH MN AND FE MINERALIZATION (1987 FIELD CHECK) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-87 | AS | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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