Virginia · Louisa County
Occurrence

Simms Prospect

Louisa County, Virginia, United States
Sulfur-Pyrite
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Commodities
PrimarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1921
Identification
Deposit ID10067664
MRDS IDW000464
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.03088, -77.87388
References
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 SHEET, SCALE 1:63 360