Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlIn Quartz Veins And Placer Gravels.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueBiotite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Amphibole Schist,Gneiss,Alluvium · Chopawamsic Formation;Alluvium
StructureColumbia Syncline; Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10093806
MRDS IDW030573
Alternate namesCox Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.81227, -78.14778
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.SMITH, J.W., MILICI, R.C., AND GREENBURG, S.S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 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. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTE