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Frogtown Prospect

Occurrence in Clarke county in Virginia, United States with commodities Copper, Lead
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096549
MRDS ID W030881
Record type Site
Current site name Frogtown Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.96081, 39.09142 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Relative position 3.7 KM (2.3 MI) NW OF FROGTOWN, NEAR THE TOP OF THE CLIFFS ON A NORTH BEND OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clarke(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ashby Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Frederick(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Clarke

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE MINERALS NOT REPORTED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Shady Formation
    Rock description Shady Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.96081, 39.09142
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Massanutten Synclinorium
Type of structure Local
Structure description Slate Ridge Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 66 DEG E
    Dip 30 DEG NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO MINERALIZATION WAS SEEN AROUND THE OLD SHAFT AND CUT NOR IN THE DUMP IN EARLY 1978.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • NO REPORTS OF PRODUCTION LOCATED.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT AND OPEN SHAFT ABOUT 9 M (30 FT) DEEP AND 2 M (7 FEET) IN DIAMETER REPORTED IN EARLY 1978. DOWNSLOPE DUMP SHOWING NO MINERALIZATION ALSO REPORTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA; VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATION

  • Deposit

    LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.

  • Deposit

    1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DOLOMITE IS FRACTURED, CONTAINS CALCITE VEINLETS. SHAFT IN SHADY DOLOSTONE REPORTED TO HAVE TRACES OF COPPER AND LEAD MINERALIZATION, BUT MINERALOGY UNSPECIFIED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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