Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlIn Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist · Arvonia Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline; Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10106152
MRDS IDW030576
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.83588, -78.11665
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 7, 271 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.1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTEDDIREXPL SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS WERE EXCAVATED