Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel,Schist · Alluvium;Arvonia Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079855
MRDS IDW030599
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.81144, -78.09638
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 48, 68 P.CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR? MNG., VOL. VII, P. 42.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES: LOCATED MINEDIREXPL PLACER OPERATION PRIOR TO 1869