Mine detail: Hairston Branch Prospect

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Location: Henry County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.72451, -79.85588
dep_id: 10093820
mrds_id: W031226
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Magnetite
gangue: Muscovite, Quartz
alteration: Pit Sunk In Mica Schist Saprolite
Reporter: Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)
hrock_unit: Fork Mountain Formation
hrock_type: Mica Schist
arock_unit: Rich Acres Formation
arock_type: Gabbro
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Smith River Allocthon
tectonic: Piedmont
disc_yr: 1850
References:
  • Deposit:: CONLEY, J.F. AND HENIKA, W.S., 1973, GEOLOGY OF THE SNOW CREEK, MARTINSVILLE EAST, PRICE, AND SPRAY QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 33, 71 P.
  • Deposit:: NITZE, H.B.C., 1892, NOTES ON SOME OF THE MAGNETITES OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND OF THE CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY OF NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS TRANSACTIONS, V. 20, P. 174-188.
  • Deposit:: 1969 GEOLMAP VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: MAPPED QUADRANGLE.
  • Deposit:: DIREXPL PROSPECT PIT DUG.
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