Gap Mt. Prospect

Prospect in Shenandoah county in Virginia, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10301224
MAS/MILS ID 0511710013
Record type Site
Current site name Gap Mt. Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.74363, 38.88394 (WGS84)
Elevation 488

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shenandoah(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wolf Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

George Washington 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Shenandoah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.74363, 38.88394

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1978 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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