Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1847
Discovery year1847
Identification
Deposit ID10079783
MRDS IDW030517
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.98088, -77.9111
References
LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.SWEET, P. C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.GOOD, R. S., FORDHAM, O. M., JR., AND HALLADAY, C. R., 1977, GEOCHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE FOR GOLD IN THE CALEDONIA AND PENDLETON QUADRANGLES IN THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 23, #2, P. 13-22.CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 9.1847 DIREXPL VEIN DEPOSIT DEVELOPED; IN RUINS BY 1865.1974 RECON VA.DIV. MIN. RES.: SITE INSPECTED.