Description
Dr. D. Skerrett (?)
Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1849
Discovery year1849
Identification
Deposit ID10079788
MRDS IDW030523
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.98505, -77.9061
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 OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.WATSON, T. L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J. P. BELL, 618 P.CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 91850 DIREXPL DR. D. SKERRETT: MINE DEVELOPED.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.LUTTRELL (1966), WATSON (1907)