Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Chlorite, Garnet, Ilmenite, Orthoclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Schist,Gneiss · Arvonia Formation
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1835
Discovery year1835
Identification
Deposit ID10106153
MRDS IDW030584
Alternate namesPerkins Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.84116, -78.1086
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 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 7, 271 P.SMITH, J. W., MILICI, R. C., AND GREENBERG, S. S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.GOOD, R. S., FORDHAM, O. M., JR., AND HALLADAY, C. R., 1977, GEOCHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE FOR GOLD IN THE CALEDONIA AND PENDLETON QUADRANGLES IN THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 23, NO. 2, P. 13-22.CREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR? MNG., VOL. VI, P. 406.1845 DIREXPL REMOVED ORE1910 DIREXPL SCOTIA MINING CO., REMOVED ORE1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., LOCATED MINE