Commodities
PrimaryLead
TertiaryZinc, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBreccia Pod, Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Little North Mountain Fault, Linville Creek Syncline. Dolostone Strikes N50 Deg. E And Dips 28 Deg. Se. Timberville Syncline
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10080232
MRDS IDW031336
Alternate namesWine Mine, Gordon Prospect, Gordon Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.70421, -78.75362
References
BRENT, W.B., 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 76, 174 P.HERBERT, P., JR., AND YOUNG, R.S., 1956, SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 70, 58 P.STEPHENSON, R.C., 1949, GEOLOGIC REPORT ON THE SHENANDOAH ZINC-LEAD PROSPECTS NEAR TIMBERVILLE, ROCKINGHAM CO., VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, OPEN-FILE REPORT, 41 P.SCHERFFIUS, W.E., 1969, ZINC-LEAD-FLUORITE MINERALIZATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, NORTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY.1929 DIREXPL HARFORD TALC AND QUARTZ CO./LEVERING BROS.: CLEANED OUT WORKINGS.DIREXPL POSSIBLY MINED FOR PB DURING CIVIL WAR.1950 DIREXPL NEW JERSEY ZINC CO./AMERICAN ZINC CO.: EXPLORATORY DRILLING.HERBERT AND YOUNG (1956)