Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryLead, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist
StructureColumbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10067647
MRDS IDW000446
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.21115, -77.7622
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, 167 P.CLINE, J.H., WATSON, T.L., AND WRIGHT, F.J., 1921, A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PYRITE-GOLD BELT IN LOUISA AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1 P., SCALE 1:63,360.1974 RECON VA. DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED BY SWEET.DIREXPL ORGANIZATION UNKNOWN; MINOR SURFACE DIGGING; NO PRODUCTION REPORTED