Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockPhyllite,Schist · Arvonia Formation
Associated rockDiorite
StructureColumbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1865
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10106154
MRDS IDW030591
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.86588, -78.05888
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 48, 68 P.TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: MINE LOCATEDDIREXPL SHAFT SUNK