Scientific data near [37.90000,-79.17000]

Search area extends approximately 35.6 km east-west and 45.1 km north-south.

Geographic context

Counties, states, countries, continents, or oceans
Rockbridge	county
Virginia	state
United States	country
North America	continent
Land	continent
Map quadrangles, from USGS or Canadian NTS
Vesuvius	quadrangle 1:24,000 scale
Buena Vista	quadrangle 1:100,000 scale
Roanoke	quadrangle 1:250,000 scale
Watershed boundaries (USGS hydrologic units)
Maury	hydrologic unit
James	hydrologic accounting unit
Lower Chesapeake	hydrologic subregion
Mid Atlantic	hydrologic region
Areas administered by US Federal agencies
George Washington National Forest	National Forest
National Forest FS	Type of land area
FS	Federal land areas administered by FS

Geology of US states

Digital geologic maps of the US states with consistent lithology, age, GIS database structure, and format

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Unit	State	Lithology
Chilhowee Group	VA	Cambrian
Elbrook Formation	VA	Cambrian
Rome Formation	VA	Cambrian
Shady Dolomite	VA	Cambrian
Waynesboro Formation	VA	Cambrian
Catoctin Formation - Metabasalt	VA	Proterozoic Z-Cambrian
Ridgeley Sandstone, Helderberg and Cayugan Groups	VA	Silurian-Devonian
Mylonite, Mylonite Gneiss, and Cataclastic Rocks	VA	Proterozoic - Paleozoic ?
Beekmantown Group	VA	Ordovician
Conococheague Formation	VA	Cambrian-Ordovician
Edinburg Formation, Lincolnshire and New Market Limestones	VA	Ordovician
Martinsburg and Oranda Formations	VA	Ordovician
Juniata, Oswego, Martinsburg (Reedsville and Dolly Ridge), and Eggleston Formations	VA	Ordovician
Keefer, Rose Hill, and Tuscarora Formations	VA	Silurian
Porphyoblastic Biotite-Plagioclase Augen Gneiss	VA	Proterozoic Y
Charnockite	VA	Proterozoic Y
Charnockite Gneiss	VA	Proterozoic Y
Layered Biotite Granulite and Gneiss	VA	Proterozoic Y
Leucocratic Granulite and Gneiss	VA	Proterozoic Y
Biotite-Hornblende Granodiorite	VA	Proterozoic Y
Megacrystic Charnockite	VA	Proterozoic Y
Leucocharnockite	VA	Proterozoic Y
Porphyritic Leucocharnockite	VA	Proterozoic Y
Layered Pyroxene Granulite	VA	Proterozoic Y
Layered Porphyrobliastic Pyroxene Granulite	VA	Proterozoic Y
Roseland Anorthosite	VA	Proterozoic Y
Biotite Granodiorite and Biotite Granite	VA	Proterozoic Z

Airborne geophysical surveys

Aerial surveys of magnetic anomaly and gamma ray emission; older surveys were analog record which have been digitized, newer surveys collected data in digital form.

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ID	Data type	Description
Western Virginia	M-Dz	Western Virginia 12231 line km with spacing 0.80 km over parts of VA
Roanoke Quad.	M-Dz	Roanoke Quad. 11265 line km with spacing 0.80 km over parts of VA
Shenandoah Valley Dikes	M-Dz	Shenandoah Valley Dikes 1826 line km with spacing 0.80 km over parts of VA
Charlottesville	M/R-D	Charlottesville 2756 line km with spacing 9.60 km over parts of VA-WV
Roanoke	M/R-D	Roanoke 2784 line km with spacing 9.60 km over parts of VA

Estimates of undiscovered mineral resources

National Mineral Resource Assessment 1998: Estimates of the number of undiscovered mineral resources of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc within identified permissive tracts (geographic areas in which mineral deposits may form).

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Tract	Deposit Type	Mineralization age
SA20	Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein	Paleozoic
EC01	Sandstone-hosted Pb-Zn	Paleozoic
EC06	Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn	Late Paleozoic
EC06	Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn	Late Paleozoic
EC01	Sandstone-hosted Pb-Zn	Paleozoic
EC05	Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn	Late Paleozoic
EC06	Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn	Late Paleozoic
EC06	Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn	Late Paleozoic

The continental crust

Seventy-seven major components of the North American continent were delineated at a general scale (1:5,000,000); including the general composition, geological environment, and types of primary metals endowments that can be expected in each domain.

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Domain	Crust type	Region
Laurentides	Passive margin	Southeastern Laurentia and Appalachians
SCAB	Extensional accretionary orogen	Southeastern Laurentia and Appalachians

Geochemical and mineralogical data for soils of the conterminous United States

Systematic geochemical and mineralogical survey of soil horizons analyzed using a consistent set of methods, sample spacing 1 per 1,600 sq km.

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Site ID	Land Cover	Secondary land cover
7324	Forested Upland	Mixed Forest

National geochemical survey database

National-scale geochemical analysis of stream sediments and soils in the US, from existing data, reanalysis of existing samples, and new sampling. Goal for sample density is one per 289 square km.

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Sample ID	Material	Source
C-110023	Sediment	Stream, Wet
C-142118	Sediment	Stream, Wet
C-142887	Sediment	Stream, Wet
C-211553	Sediment	Stream, Wet

Geochemistry of stream sediments in the US from the NURE-HSSR database

National-scale geochemical analysis of stream sediments and soils in the US collected and analyzed under the National Uranium Resource Evaluation program.

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Sample ID	Date collected	Sample type
5304741	1978-09-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304742	1978-09-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304743	1978-09-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304744	1978-09-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304745	1978-09-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304746	1978-09-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304747	1978-09-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304748	1978-09-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304749	1978-09-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304750	1978-09-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304955	1978-04-22	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304956	1978-04-22	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304957	1978-04-22	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304958	1978-04-27	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304959	1978-05-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304960	1978-05-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304961	1978-05-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304962	1978-05-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304963	1978-05-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304964	1978-05-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304965	1978-05-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304968	1978-05-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5304969	1978-05-19	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305664	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305665	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305666	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305667	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305668	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305672	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305673	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305674	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305675	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305676	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305677	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305678	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305679	1978-09-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305887	1978-11-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305888	1978-11-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305889	1978-11-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305890	1978-11-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305891	1978-11-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305892	1978-11-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305893	1978-11-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305894	1978-11-21	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305897	1978-11-22	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305898	1978-11-22	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5305899	1978-11-22	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306005	1978-04-20	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306027	1978-04-22	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306028	1978-04-22	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306029	1978-04-22	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306030	1978-04-22	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306031	1978-04-22	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306032	1978-04-24	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306033	1978-04-24	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306034	1978-04-24	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306035	1978-04-24	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306036	1978-04-24	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306043	1978-04-27	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306045	1978-04-27	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306046	1978-04-27	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.
5306047	1978-04-27	Stream sediment sample from flowing stream, sieved to less than 149 microns (-100 mesh) and dried at less than or equal to 110øC.

Geochemistry of water samples in the US from the NURE-HSSR database

National-scale geochemical analysis of water samples in the US collected and analyzed under the National Uranium Resource Evaluation program.

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Sample ID	Date collected	Sample type
1226047	1978-09-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226048	1978-09-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226049	1978-09-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226050	1978-09-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226051	1978-09-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226052	1978-09-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226053	1978-09-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226054	1978-09-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226055	1978-09-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226056	1978-09-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226152	1977-08-30	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226153	1977-08-30	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226154	1977-08-30	Well water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226384	1978-04-22	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226385	1978-04-22	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226386	1978-04-22	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226387	1978-04-27	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226388	1978-05-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226389	1978-05-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226390	1978-05-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226391	1978-05-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226392	1978-05-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226393	1978-05-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226394	1978-05-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226397	1978-05-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226398	1978-05-19	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226403	1977-01-12	Well water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226404	1977-01-12	Well water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226405	1977-01-12	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226406	1977-01-12	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226407	1977-01-13	Well water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1226408	1977-01-13	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227390	1978-09-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227391	1978-09-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227392	1978-09-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227393	1978-09-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227395	1978-09-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227396	1978-09-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227397	1978-09-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227398	1978-09-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227399	1978-09-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227400	1978-09-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227401	1978-09-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227465	1977-01-07	Well water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227466	1977-01-07	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227691	1978-11-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227692	1978-11-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227693	1978-11-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227694	1978-11-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227695	1978-11-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227696	1978-11-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227697	1978-11-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227698	1978-11-21	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227700	1978-11-22	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227701	1978-11-22	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227702	1978-11-22	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227737	1976-12-30	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227738	1976-12-30	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227739	1976-12-30	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227740	1976-12-30	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227743	1977-01-04	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227744	1977-01-04	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227745	1977-01-04	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227746	1977-01-04	Well water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227747	1977-01-04	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227897	1978-04-20	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227917	1978-04-22	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227918	1978-04-22	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227919	1978-04-22	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227920	1978-04-22	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227921	1978-04-22	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227922	1978-04-24	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227923	1978-04-24	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227924	1978-04-24	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227925	1978-04-24	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227932	1978-04-27	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227934	1978-04-27	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227935	1978-04-27	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1227936	1978-04-27	Stream water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1228074	1977-01-12	Well water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1228075	1977-01-12	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1228076	1977-01-12	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1228077	1977-01-12	Well water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1228081	1977-01-13	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1228082	1977-01-13	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1228083	1977-01-13	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.
1228085	1977-01-13	Spring water sample filtered through a 0.8 micron filter at the site.

Rare earth element mines, deposits, and occurrences

Location, geologic and mineral economic data for world rare earth mines, deposits, and occurrences compiled from published and non-published sources. Geographic coordinates are provided for 577 of the 799 deposits described here.

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Deposit name	Deposit type	Location
Little Friar Mountain (Massie)	oth-ig-aff	Virginia, United States
Little Friar Mountain	oth-unc	Virginia, United States

National Geochemical Database: Rock

Geochemical analysis of rock samples collected and analyzed by the USGS. This dataset includes and supersedes rock data formerly released as "Geochemistry of igneous rocks in the US extracted from the PLUTO database"

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Sample ID	Rock type	Rock name
W177255	metamorphic	gneiss
W234399	igneous	granite
W234400	igneous	granite
W234401	igneous	granite
W250160	igneous	alkalic
W250161	igneous	alkalic

Mineral Resource Data System

MRDS describes metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources throughout the world. Included are deposit name, location, commodity, deposit description, geologic characteristics, production, reserves, resources, and references.

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Site name	Development	Commodities
Allen Mine	Past Producer	AL
Irish Creek Mine	Past Producer	SN W BE
Earhart Prospect	Past Producer	BA
Yankee Horseridge Gold Prospect	Occurrence	AU SN PB ZN TH
Little Friar Mountain Mine	Past Producer	REE FLD TA NB
Vesuvius Mine	Past Producer	MN FE CO NI
Lyndhurst-Vesuvius	Past Producer	MN FE CO NI
Harris Mine	Past Producer	AL
Buck Mountain Mine	Past Producer	AU AG
Crozier Mine	Past Producer	FE
Jacks Hill Mine	Occurrence	AU AG
Old Dixie Mine	Past Producer	FE MN
Blue Bank Mine	Past Producer	MN
Lofton Bauxite & Kaolin	Prospect	AL MN
Newport Kaolin & Bauxite	Occurrence	AL CLY_K
Raphine Bauxite & Kaolin	Occurrence	AL
Mn Hollow Workings	Past Producer	MN
Shields Mine	Past Producer	MN
Mary Creek Mine	Past Producer	MN
Big Marys Creek Barite Ppt.	Occurrence	BA
D.M. Conner Pit	Past Producer	SDG
Mangus Pit	Past Producer	SDG
Earhart Prospect	Occurrence	BA
Manganese Hollow	Past Producer	MN
Pulaski Mine	Past Producer	FE MN
Southwest Materials, Inc. Pit	Past Producer	SDG
Kelly Bank Mine	Past Producer	FE MN
Cold Springs Pit	Past Producer	CLY
Black Shaft Mine	Prospect	MN
Hogpen Hollow Prospect	Prospect	CO MN
Mary Creek Mine	Unknown	MN
Weeks Pit	Past Producer	SDG
Augusta Stone Corp. Quarry	Past Producer	STN_C
Old Dixie Mine	Past Producer	FE
W T Crist Farm Mine	Past Producer	FE
Mccomb Farm Occurance	Occurrence	FE
Lofton Mine	Past Producer	FE
J R Campbell Kaolin Deposit	Past Producer	CLY
J B Massie Kaolin Dep No 2	Past Producer	CLY
Nathaniel Kidd Kaolin Deposit	Past Producer	CLY
Red Mt. Mine	Past Producer	MN
Mine Bank	Past Producer	FE MN
Lyndhurst Mine	Past Producer	MN
Johns Run Prospect	Prospect	MN
James C Ballagh Property Mine	Past Producer	FE MN
J D Eakin Property Mine	Past Producer	FE
Shields Mine	Past Producer	MN
No.1 Workings Irish Creek	Past Producer	SN
J B Massie General Chem Co Dep	Past Producer	CLY
Black Rock Mine	Past Producer	FE
Vesuvius Mine	Past Producer	MN
Unakite Quarry	Past Producer	STN_C
No.2 Workings	Past Producer	SN
Unnamed Mine	Past Producer	FE
Blue Bank Mine	Past Producer	MN
Midvale Mine	Past Producer	CO MN

An index to PGE-Ni-Cr deposits and occurrences in selected mineral-occurrence databases (web-accessible database)

A compendium of references to previously published databases and database records that describe PGE, nickel, and chromium deposits and occurrences. These data show where to obtain more detailed information about each deposit or occurrence.

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Deposit name	Deposit type	Location
Lyndhurst-Vesuvius	Past Producer	Virginia, United States
Vesuvius Mine	Past Producer	Virginia, United States

Active mines and mineral plants in the US

Mine plants and operations for commodities monitored by the National Minerals Information Center of the USGS. Operations included are those considered active in 2003 and surveyed by the USGS.

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Record	Type	Comment
Dm Conner Sand & Gravel
Shenandoah Stone
Acres Sand & Stone

National Geochronological Database

Radiometric ages of geological materials by K-Ar, Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, fission track, and U-Th-Pb dating methods. A revision of DDS-14 correcting locations and providing the data in more convenient formats.

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Sample ID	Sample source	Rock name
14504	Quarry	Greisen
14505	Quarry	Greisen
16299	Outcrop or artificial surface exposure	Gneiss
16300	Outcrop or artificial surface exposure	Charnockite
17480	Outcrop or artificial surface exposure	Ferrodiorite

National Geochemical Database: Sediment

Geochemical analysis of sediment samples from the National Geochemical Database. Primarily inorganic elemental concentrations, most samples are of stream sediment in the continental US and Alaska.

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Sample ID	Sample source	Sample notes
C110023	natural exposure/outcrop	stream deposit; silt; also submitted in contract job GF33
C142118	surface
C142887	surface
C211553	natural exposure/outcrop	AEG317 1-31-650 ; NURE resubmittal
D328985	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328986	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328987	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328988	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328989	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328990	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328991	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328992	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328993	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328994	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328995	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328996	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328997	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328998	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D328999	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329000	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329001	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329002	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329003	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329004	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329005	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329006	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329007	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329008	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329009	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329010	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329011	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329012	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329013	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329014	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329015	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329016	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329017	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329018	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329052	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329053	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329054	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329055	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329056	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329057	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329058	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329059	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329060	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329061	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329062	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329063	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329064	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329065	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329066	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329067	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329068	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329069	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329070	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329071	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329072	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329073	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329074	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329075	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329076	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329077	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329078	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329079	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329080	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329081	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329082	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329083	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329084	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329085	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329119	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329120	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329121	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329122	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329123	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329124	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329125	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329126	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329127	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329128	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329129	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329130	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329131	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329132	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329133	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329134	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329135	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329136	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329137	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329138	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329139	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329140	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329141	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329142	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329143	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329144	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329145	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329146	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329147	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329148	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329149	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329150	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329151	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329152	stream/river	STREAM SEDIMENT; stream

National Geochemical Database: Soil

Geochemical analysis of soil samples from the National Geochemical Database. Primarily inorganic elemental concentrations, most samples are from the continental US and Alaska.

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Sample ID	Sample source	Sample notes
C240970	grassland/grazing land
C241057	forest/scattered timberland

National Geochemical Database: Concentrate

Geochemistry of concentrates from the National Geochemical Database. Primarily inorganic elemental concentrations, most samples are from the continental US and Alaska.

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Sample ID	Sample source	Sample notes
D230261	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230262	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230263	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230264	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230265	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230266	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230267	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230268	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230269	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230270	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230271	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230272	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230273	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230274	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230275	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230276	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230277	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230278	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230279	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230280	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230281	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230282	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230283	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230284	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230285	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230286	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230287	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230288	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230289	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230290	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230291	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230292	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230293	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230294	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230295	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230296	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230297	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230298	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230299	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230300	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230301	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230302	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230303	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230304	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230305	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230306	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230307	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230308	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230309	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230310	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230311	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230312	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230313	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230314	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230315	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230316	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230317	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230318	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230319	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D230320	stream/river	PANNED-CONCENTRATES; stream
D329183	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329184	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329186	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329187	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329188	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329189	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329190	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329191	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329192	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329193	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329194	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329195	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329196	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329197	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329198	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329199	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329200	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329201	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329202	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329203	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329204	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329205	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329206	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329207	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329208	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329209	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329210	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329211	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329212	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329213	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329214	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329215	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329216	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329217	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream
D329218	stream/river	NON-MAGNETIC HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE FROM STREAM SEDIMENT; stream

Prospect- and mine-related features on USGS topographic maps

Symbols indicating mining-related features digitized from historical USGS topographic maps in the western part of the conterminous US. Includes prospect pits, mine shafts and adits, quarries, open-pit mines, tailings piles and ponds, gravel and borrow pit

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Feature ID	Feature type	Feature name
Clay Pit	point
Clay Pit	point
Gravel Pit	point
Gravel Pit	point
Gravel Pit	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Open Pit Mine	point
Quarry	point
Quarry	point
Quarry	point
Quarry	point
Quarry	point
Open Pit Mine	point	Irish Creek Mine
Sand Pit	point
Sand Pit	point
Sand Pit	point
Clay Pit	point
Open Pit Mine	point	Red Mtn Mine
Open Pit Mine	point	Chalk Mine
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	point
Open Pit Mine	point	Red Mtn Mine
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	point
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	point
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	point
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	point
Adit	point	Mine
Open Pit Mine	polygon	Chalk Mine
Clay Pit	polygon

USMIN Mineral Deposit Database

A developing national-scale geospatial database that will be an authoritative source of information on the most important mines, mineral deposits, and mineral districts of the United States.

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Site name	Feature type	Commodities
Little Friar Mountain, Little Friar Mountain Mine	Unspecified Mine Feature	rare earth elements
Little Friar Mountain, Little Friar Mountain Deposit	Deposit	rare earth elements
Panther Run	Deposit	tin
No. 1 Workings	Underground Workings	tin
No. 2 Workings	Underground Workings	tin
Irish Creek District	Mining District	tin