Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite,Gneiss · Chopawamsic Formation
Associated rockMafic Volcanic Rock
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1913
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10079842
MRDS IDW030585
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.86199, -78.09971
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., AND GREENBERG, S. S., 1964: GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: MINE LOCATEDDIREXPL MINE DEVELOPED