Mine detail: Crawford Placers Prospect

Previously called 'Neabsco Creek Prospect'

Location:	Prince William County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	38.62393, -77.30136
dep_id:	10067545
mrds_id:	W000328
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Gold
gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR
model:	273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
conc_proc:	Weathering
ore_ctrl:	Stringers And Lenses Of Quartz That Contain Pyrite And Gold In Schists And Slates.
Reporter:	Wright, Nancy A., Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)
hrock_unit:	Alluvium;Quantico Slate;Felsic Intrusive Rocks
hrock_type:	Slate,Gravel,Schist
arock_unit:	Felsic Intrusive Rocks
arock_type:	Diorite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Columbia-Quantico Syncline.
tectonic:	Piedmont
disc_yr:	1934
discr:	William P Crawford
References:	Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, VA. DIV. MIN. RES. REPT. #7, P. 38. Deposit:: DUNLOP, J P AND MEYER, H M, 1936, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD AND ZINC IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL STATES, IN MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1936: US BUREAU OF MINES, P 281-296. Deposit:: PARK, C F, JR, 1936, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 44, 42 P Deposit:: SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P Deposit:: LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 30, 110 P. Deposit:: PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PP 213, 152 P. Deposit:: 1935 DIREXPL W P CRAWFORD: CONDUCTED TEST SLUICING Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITE Production:: DUNLOP & MEYER (1936) Reserve-Resource:: LUTTRELL REFERENCE