Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlShear Zones , Alluvium
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Alluvium · Chopawamsic Formation;Alluvium
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1865
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10079837
MRDS IDW030579
Alternate namesMosbey Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.82533, -78.13
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 PSMITH, J.W., MILICI, R.C., AND GREENBERG, S.S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 42.1865 MINE BEING PROSPECTED1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., LOCATED MINE