Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10079815
MRDS IDW030553
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.37087, -77.67442
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS, PART 2: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 47, P. 435-444LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 P.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES: MINE LOCATEDDIREXPL SHAFT DRIVEN FOLLOWING VEIN