Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Cranberry Gneiss
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10082547
MRDS IDW055390
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.71119, -81.14842
References
BOYD, C.R., 1881, RESOURCES OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA; NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONE, 321P.SWEET, P.C. AND LOVETT, J.A., 1985, VDMR, VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL.31, NO.4, P.41-52.RANKIN, D.W. AND OTHERS, 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WINSTON SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS, MAP I-709-A.FRENCH, A.E., 1968, GEMSTONE, MINERAL AND FOSSIL COLLECTING IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 580, 492P.