Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlIn Quartz Veinlets Lying Within Lens Of Quartzite
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueGarnet, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist · Arvonia Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline: Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10079841
MRDS IDW030583
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.83061, -78.11277
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 PSMITH, J. W., MILICI, R. C., GREENBURG, S. S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.1910 DIREXPL SCOTIA MINING CO.; SANK INCLINED SHAFT AND DRIVES1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED