Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Zinc, Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueLimonite, Magnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Chopawamsic Formation
Associated rockDiabase · Diabase Dike
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10106134
MRDS IDW029533
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.19783, -77.7772
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, IN PRESS.MCCASKEY, H.D., 1911, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE EASTERN STATES IN 1910 (MINE PRODUCTION), IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1910, PT. 1, METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 675-691.MCCASKEY, H.D., 1912, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE EASTERN STATES IN 1911 (MINE PRODUCTION), IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1911, PT. 1, METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 873-888.1910 DIREXPL PROBABLE FIRST ATTEMPT AT DEVELOPMENT1955 OTHER NEW JERSEY ZINC CO: LEASED PROPERTY1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.