Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Hemimorphite, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Sphalerite
GangueBiotite, Garnet, Oligoclase, Orthoclase, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Schist · Arvonia Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Ellisville Granodiorite
StructureArvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1838
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10079843
MRDS IDW030586
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.78005, -78.25666
References
SWEET, P. C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATIONS 19, 77 P.TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 7, 271 P.HARPER'S MAGAZINE, 1865, THE NATURAL WEALTH OF VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, V. 32, NO. 187, P. 32-42.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.CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 58.1837 DIREXPL GEORGE FISHER, JR. AND CO., EXTRACTED GOLD ORE}1881 DIREXPL ATTEMPT ED TO REACTIVATE, SUCCESS MINIMAL}1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES, LOCATED MINTABER (1913)