Mine detail: Alger Prospect

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Location: Madison County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.41643, -78.32555
dep_id: 10096554
mrds_id: W031201
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Sulfur-Pyrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Pyrite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone (Related To Fault Zone)
Reporter: Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.), Trimble, David, C.
hrock_unit: Lovingston Formation
hrock_type: Gneiss
arock_unit: Old Rag Granite
arock_type: Granite
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Strike-Slip Fault (Strike Alters From North To Northeast In Vicinity Of Occurrence)
tectonic: Orogen
References:
  • Deposit:: ALLEN, R.M., JR., 1963, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GREENE AND MADISON COUNTIES: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 78, 102 P
  • Deposit:: 1960 GEOLMAP VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE
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