Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10079818
MRDS IDW030556
Alternate namesStringfellow Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.46143, -77.67109
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.DUNLOP, J.P., 1916, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE EASTERN STATES IN 1914., (MINES REPORT)., IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1914, PART 1-METALS: P. 139-163.LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 P.1875 STRINGFELLOW MINING CO.1878 DIREXPL WILLIAM SHIRLEY, PROSPECTED1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN RES, LOCATED MINE