Virginia · Spotsylvania County
Occurrence

Johnston's Prospect

Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1867
Identification
Deposit ID10079441
MRDS IDW028980
Alternate namesJohnston Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.18505, -77.75776
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VDMR PUB 19, 77 P1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SIT