Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR()
Ore controlVein/Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Quantico Slate(Basal Section)
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1865
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10080424
MRDS IDW031569
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.36948, -77.60387
References
CRENDER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLANATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MINING, VOL. VI, P.393.WATSON, T.L., 1907, GOLD AND SILVER, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., P. 549-567.