Description
William P Crawford
Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStringers And Lenses Of Quartz That Contain Pyrite And Gold In Schists And Slates.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Gravel,Schist · Alluvium;Quantico Slate;Felsic Intrusive Rocks
Associated rockDiorite · Felsic Intrusive Rocks
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia-Quantico Syncline.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10067545
MRDS IDW000328
Alternate namesNeabsco Creek Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.62393, -77.30136
References
LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, VA. DIV. MIN. RES. REPT. #7, P. 38.DUNLOP, J P AND MEYER, H M, 1936, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD AND ZINC IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL STATES, IN MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1936: US BUREAU OF MINES, P 281-296.PARK, C F, JR, 1936, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 44, 42 PSWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 PLONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 30, 110 P.PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PP 213, 152 P.1935 DIREXPL W P CRAWFORD: CONDUCTED TEST SLUICING1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITEDUNLOP & MEYER (1936)LUTTRELL REFERENCE