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Sunny Ridge Graphite Ppt.

Occurrence in Page county in Virginia, United States with commodity Graphite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096158
MRDS ID VA01719
Record type Site
Current site name Sunny Ridge Graphite Ppt.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.49833, 38.54337 (WGS84)
Elevation 415
Relative position 2.05 MILES SOUTH OF STANLEY, VA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Page(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Page

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Graphite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Weverton
    Rock description Weverton

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.49833, 38.54337
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1921
Discoverer Alex Fleming - Samples From Property Of Jacob Sours

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Richard H. Griffith

Comments on the workings information

  • DURING VISIT IN 6/87, W.F. GIANNINI FOUND TWO PROSPECT PITS THAT APPEARED TO BE IN GREENSTONE FLOWS/DIKES IN WEVERTON FM. PITS ARE 10 FEET X 15 FEET DEEP AND 8 FEET BY 10 FEET BY 5 FEET DEEP.

Comments on development

  • PROBABLY NO EXPLORATION WORK SINCE THE 1920'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAILEY, T.J., 1924, LETTER IN VDMR FILES.

  • Deposit

    FLEMING, ALEX, 1921, LETTER IN VDMR FILES.

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITH, R.H., 1987, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRAPHITE IS PRESENT IN THE GREENSTONE SCHIST AS DISSEMINATIONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1987 Sweet, Palmer C. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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