Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium
SecondaryMica, Feldspar, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium)
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlPegmatite Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsAlbite, Beryl, Muscovite
GangueBiotite, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Chopawamsic Formation Gneiss And Schist
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Faults?
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1944
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10080106
MRDS IDW031184
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.55589, -77.78193
References
GRIFFITTS, JAHNS, AND LEMKE, 1953, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, PART 4. OUTLYING DEPOSITS IN VIRGINIA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 248-C, PP. 171-202.BROWN, W.R., 1962, MICA AND FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 3, 195 P.GIANNINI, W.F. AND PENICK, D.A., JR., 1983, LARGE GEM TOPAZ CRYSTAL DISCOVERY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 29, NO. 1, P. 1-3.WISE, M.A. AND CHERNY, P., 1987, FIRST U.S. OCCURRENCE OF WODZINITE FROM POWHATAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, VOL. 69, NOS. 7 AND 8, P. 807-809.1944 DIREXPL COLONIAL HOMES, INC. - CUT TRENCHES, MINEGRIFFITTS, ETAL, (1953)