Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Phyllite,Schist,Gneiss · Chopawamsic Formation;Arvonia Formation
Associated rockMetavolcanic Rock
StructureLong Island Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079844
MRDS IDW030587
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.86116, -78.22111
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., GREENBERG, S.S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MIN. RES.: LOCATED MINEDIREXPL COMMODORE R.F. STOCKTON; OPENED TWO VEINS