Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlIn Quartz Veins, Unaltered Or With Sulfides.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Silver
GangueBiotite, Garnet, Magnetite, Quartz, Tetradymite
Other materialsPyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Arvonia Formation
StructureArvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1835
Discovery year1835
Identification
Deposit ID10079437
MRDS IDW028974
Alternate namesMosely Mine, Booker Mine, Garnett Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.49562, -78.49334
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA; VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA; VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., E. P. BELL CO., 618 P.CREDNER, HERMANN, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., 1869, VOL. VII, P. 73{HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD: KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., P. 43-53.THE VIRGINIAS, 1880, P. 31.THE VIRGINIAS, 1882, P. 175.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1939, P. 321, U. S. BUREAU OF MINES.1852 DIREXPL W.M. MOSELY AND CO. AND GARNETT MINING CO.:1880 DIREXPL MORROW MINING CO:1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTEDTABER, S., (1913) P. 200