Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlVeins
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Pegmatite · Chopawamsic Formation
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1912
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10079832
MRDS IDW030572
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.83811, -78.14305
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., MILICI, R.C., GREENBERG, S.S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.1912 DIREXPL SOME ORE MILLED1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., MINE LOCATED