Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz, Tetradymite
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Schist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1858
Discovery year1858
Identification
Deposit ID10067623
MRDS IDW000417
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.37448, -77.60998
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 95.SWEET, P S, 1975, ROAD LOG TO SOME ABANDONED GOLD MINES OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT, NORTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V 21, NO 1, P 1-9.SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 PCREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR? MNG., VOL. VI, P. 393.WATSON, T.L., 1907, GOLD AND SILVER, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., P. 549-567.LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VGS BULT 30, 110 P.1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITEDIREXPL POST-CIVIL WAR-DEVELOPMENT