Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation;Quartz Diorite
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Diorite
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1727-1753
First production1727
Discovery year1725
Identification
Deposit ID10105457
MRDS IDW000439
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.43393, -77.4558
References
LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 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.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.1727 DIREXPL A. WASHINGTON: MINED GOSSAN ORE AND SMELTED IN WASHINGTON FURNACWATSON (1907)