Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueFeldspar, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Little River Gneiss
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend, Fries Fault
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1879
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10079828
MRDS IDW030567
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.02146, -80.32257
References
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATIONDIETRICH, R.V., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLOYD COUNTY OF THE BLUE RIDGE UPLAND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION SERIES, BULLETIN NO. 134, 160 P.SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.1879 DIREXPL PRODUCED GOLD.1972 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES, LOCATED WORKINGS.