Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryCopper, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlConcentration Appears To Be Due To Cross-Flexures And Jointing.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium, Anticlinal Cross-Warp (Nw-Se Trend), Probable Extension Of Short Mtn. Syncline (To Ne); Mayland Anticline To Nw.
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10080219
MRDS IDW031323
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.63115, -78.69417
References
BRENT, W.B., 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 76HERBERT, P., JR., AND YOUNG, R.S., 1956, SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 70, 58 P.SCHERFFIUS, W.E., 1969, ZINC-LEAD-FLUORITE MINERALIZATION OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, NORTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY.1913 DIREXPL NEW JERSEY ZINC CO.: DUG PROSPECT PITS AND DRILLED THREE CHURN DRILL HOLES; APPARENTLY NEGATIVE RESULTS