Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks;Somerville Granite
Associated rockGranite · Somerville Granite
StructureNe-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10105448
MRDS IDW000337
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.46393, -77.67109
References
LONSDALE, J T, 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 PSWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 PSWEET, P C, 1975, ROAD LOG TO SOME ABANDONED GOLD MINES OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT, NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V 21, NO 1, P 1-9.1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: LOCATED SITE.DIREXPL MINING OPERATIONS TO HAVE OCCURRED IN EARLY 1900'S(?).