Mine detail: Alleghany Springs Prospect

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Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.10007, -80.24978
dep_id: 10080206
mrds_id: W031307
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Zinc, Lead
Minor mineral: Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite, Dolomite
model: 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Reporter: Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.)
hrock_unit: Rome Formation
hrock_type: Limestone,Dolomite
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Fries Fault, Christiansburg Fault
tectonic: Miogeosyncline
disc_yr: 1885
References:
  • Deposit:: DIETRICH, R.V., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE PILOT MOUNTAIN AREA, VIRGINIA: BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION SERIES NO. 91, V. 47, NO. 4, 32 P.
  • Deposit:: FONTAINE, W.M., 1883-84, NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FLOYD, VA., PLATEAU: THE VIRGINIAS, V. 4, P. 167, 178-180, 185-192; V. 5, P. 8-12.
  • Deposit:: 1953 GEOLMAP VA. ENG. EXPT. STAT.: MAPPED AREA
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