| Deposit ID | 10096557 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031355 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cove Branch Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.04564, 36.81507 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 722 |
| Relative position | EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN; ABOUT 4.85 KM (3.0 MI) ESE OF CRIPPLE CREEK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wythe(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cripple Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wytheville(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)
Federal lands
George Washington National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Wythe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| 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);Shady Formation (Ribbon (Patterson) Member) | ||
| Rock description | Shady Formation (Austinville (Saccaroidal) Member);Shady Formation (Ribbon (Patterson) Member) | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.04564, 36.81507 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Gleaves Knob Overthrust, Fenster |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Anticline |
| Plunge direction | NE |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1888 |
| District name | Cripple Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031355 |
BOYD, C.R., 1888, MAP OF WYTHE COUNTY, VIRGINIA (SHOWING GEOLOGY AND OCCURRENCES OF LEAD, ZINC, ETC.).
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. 4
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LITTLE DESCRIPTION OF THIS OCCURRENCE IS PROVIDED BY CURRIER (1935). ; 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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