Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueFeldspar, Kaolinite, Limonite, Magnetite, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite,Phyllite,Schist,Gneiss · Arvonia Formation;Alluvium
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
AlterationKaolinization Of Feldspar
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079848
MRDS IDW030592
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.78561, -78.12472
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 48, 68 P.SWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 17, P. 25-33.TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD: KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P.1877 DIREXPL BERTHA AND EDITH GOLD MINING CO, PRODUCED ORE1937 DIREXPL H.H. WALTON, WORKED PLACER DEPOSIT1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES: LOCATED MINEBUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL YEARBOOK 1938-1940.