Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Quartz Diorite
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Diorite
StructureNe-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1867
Identification
Deposit ID10079440
MRDS IDW028979
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.33976, -77.65664
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VDMR PUB 19, 77 P.LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 P.MILICI, R.C., SPIKER, C. T., JR., AND WILSON, J.M., 1963, GEOLOGIC MAP OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES MAP, SCALE 1:500000.1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SIT