Commodities
PrimaryGraphite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGraphite
GangueAndesine, Biotite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Layered Granulite Gneiss
Associated rockDiabase,Andesite · Metaandesite Dike;Metabasalt (Diabase) Dike
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Overturned Syncline Trending N-S Lies About 650 M West Of The Mine. Granolite Strikes N 60 Deg. E And Dips 80 Deg Se.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10096556
MRDS IDW031216
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.20116, -78.59751
References
NELSON, W.A., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 77, 92 P.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1906, THE NAYLOR-BRUCE GRAPHITE COMPANY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE: V. 81, P. 768.BASTIN, E.S., 1914, GRAPHITE, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1913, PART II-NONMETALS: P. 181-251.BASTIN, E.S., 1917, GRAPHITE, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1915, PART II-NONMETALS: P. 81-93.TYLER, P.M., 1929, GRAPHITE, PART II-DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN DEPOSITS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6122, 25 P.1906 DIREXPL NAYLOR BRUCE GRAPHITE CO.: UNKNOWN RESULTS1915 DIREXPL C.H. HURKAMP: PROSPECTING WAS PERFORMED BUT IT WAS NOT CARRIED FAR ENOUGH TO DETERMINE IF THE REMAINING ORE IS WORKABLE.