Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueApatite, Goethite, Magnetite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Chopawamsic Formation;Alluvium
Associated rockGneiss
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079831
MRDS IDW030571
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.86422, -78.09082
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 7, 271 P.SMITH, J.W., MILLICI, R.C., AND GREENBERG, S.S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 PHAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD: KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P.1887 DIREXPL MINED, ORE MILLED AT TELLURIUM MINE1910 DIREXPL MR. FERRIS, ORE MINED1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., MINE LOCATED