Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10067671
MRDS IDW000471
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.01116, -77.88388
References
SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION, 19, 77 P.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAT AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VDMR, MIN. RES. REPT. 7, 167 P.PARDEEJ.T., AND PARK, C.F., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PP 213, 152 P.CLINE, J.H., WATSON, T.T., AND WRIGHT, F.J., 1921A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT IN LOUISA AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES.1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITE