Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePhlogopite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Fredericksburg Complex Of The Chopawamsic Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE-1865
First production1865
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10067640
MRDS IDW000437
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.32365, -77.56526
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 110 PCREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 393.SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY DEED BOOK LL, P. 416.1974 RECON VIRG. DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES: SITE INSPECTECREDNER (1868-1869)