Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlIn Quartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueHematite, Magnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline; Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1837
Discovery year1837
Identification
Deposit ID10079833
MRDS IDW030574
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.82116, -78.13694
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MINING, VOL. VII, P. 42.SMITH, J.W., MILICI, R.C., AND GREENBURG, S.S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.1837 DIREXPL GEORGE FISHER; OPERATED 3-STAMP MILL1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED