Mine detail: Fairfax Quarry Occurrence

Previously called 'Centreville Quarry'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.82643, -77.49025

Resource(B)

Primary:	Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tertiary:	Copper, Silver
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Diabase, Silver
Gangue:	Apophyllite, Biotite, Chlorite, Epidote, Labradorite, Laumontite, Magnetite, Prehnite, Quartz
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1926

Geology

Host rock:	Diabase
Host type:	Diabase
Associated rock:	Diabase
Associated type:	Diabase
Structure:	Culpeper (Potomac) Triassic Basin, Faulting
Tectonic:	Basin

References

MRDS	W000823
DEP	10067924
Reference	{Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: GOOCH AND OTHERS, 1960, P. 34.}{Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, DIRECTORY OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY-1979: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, 55 P.}{Deposit:: GOOCH, E.O., WOOD, R.S., AND PARROTT, W.T., 1960, SOURCES OF AGGREGATE USED IN VIRGINIA HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 1, 65 P.}{Deposit:: MEDICI, J.C., 1972, MINERALS OF THE FAIRFAX QUARRY, CENTREVILLE, VIRGINIA: MINERALOGICAL RECORD, V. 3, NO. 4, P. 173-179.}{Deposit:: 1977 GEOLMAP A.A. DRAKE, JR. & A.J. FROELICH: MAPPED AREA}
Reporter	Wright, Nancy A., Meintzer, Robt. E. (Sweet, P. C.)