Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Schist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureArvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10079445
MRDS IDW028984
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.5445, -78.47417
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.1911 DIREXPL SUNK SHAFT TO DEVELOP PYRITE.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES, LOCATED MINE.DIREXPL PROSPECTED, RESULTS UNCLEAR.