Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryIron, Pig Iron, Lead, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrrhotite
GangueMica, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMica Schist · Lynchburg Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10079826
MRDS IDW030566
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.96674, -80.36646
References
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATIONSWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 17, NO. 3, P. 25-33.SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE NOT LOCATE