Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Alluvium · Alluvium;Chopawamsic Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1835
Discovery year1835
Identification
Deposit ID10079782
MRDS IDW030516
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.06366, -77.8611
References
SILLIMAN, B., 1837, REMARKS ON SOME OF THE GOLD MINES, AND ON PARTS OF THE GOLD REGION OF VIRGINIA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, V. 32, P. 108-130.SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.1835 DIREXPL PLACER OPERATION AND VEIN PROSPECT.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.SILLIMAN (1837)