Commodities
PrimarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zone (?)
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite
GangueGoethite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPhyllite · Lynchburg Formation;Amphibolite
Associated rockAmphibolite · Amphibolite
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium.
Tectonic settingOrogen
AlterationPyrite On Surface Mostly Oxidized To Goethite.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10080121
MRDS IDW031202
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.29365, -78.23111
References
ALLEN, R.M., JR., 1963, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GREENE AND MADISON COUNTIES: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 78, 102 P.WATSON, T.L., 1920, VIRGINIA, IN SMITH, P.S., SULPHUR, PYRITES, AND SULPHURIC ACID, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1917, PART 2-NONMETALS: P. 51-55.1917 DIREXPL PIEDMONT PYRITES AND MINERAL CORP.1950 DIREXPL ATTEMPT MADE TO REOPEN SHAFT.1960 GEOLMAP VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: SITE VISITED DURING GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF COUNTY.