Mine detail: Jenkins Farm Prospect

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Location

Lat / long: 38.98447, -77.32718

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Malachite
Gangue: Chrysotile, Limonite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Serpentine
Discovery year: 1863

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence
Production years: 1880

Geology

Host rock:Ultramafic Rocks;Schist
Host type:Serpentinite
Structure:Reg.Trends: Northeast-Southwest
Tectonic:Piedmont
Alteration processes:Serpentinite Grades Into Strongly Foliated Soapstone To The East And West.

References

MRDSW000340
DEP10067556
Reference{Deposit:: CANNON, R. S., UNPUBLISHED FIELD NOTES ON CU DEPOSITS IN NORTH HALF FAIRFAX, VA. QUAD., 1947.}{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:: TYSON, P.T., 1862, SECOND REPORT OF THE STATE AGRICULTURAL CHEMIST TO THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OF MARYLAND, JANUARY 1862: ANNAPOLIS, SCHLEY AND COLE, P. 65-66.}{Deposit:: DRAKE, A.A., JR., AND FROELICH, A.J., 1977, BEDROCK MAP OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE MAP 77-523, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:48 000.}{Deposit:: 1947 RECON R.S. CANNON: INSPECTED SITE}{Deposit:: DIREXPL SHAFT SUNK AND EXPLORATORY PITS DUG.}
ReporterWright, Nancy A., Sweet, Palmer C.