Mine detail: Waterman Mine

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Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.50032, -77.66498
dep_id: 10067550
mrds_id: W000333
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
gangue: Quartz
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Reporter: Wright, Nancy A., Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)
hrock_unit: Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks;Somerville Granite
hrock_type: Diorite,Schist
arock_unit: Somerville Granite
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend
tectonic: Piedmont
Year first produced: 1877
prod_yrs: AROUND 1877
References:
  • Deposit:: MORTON, J. H., 1877, ENG. MINING JOUR., VOL 24, P. 345
  • Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 140.
  • Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUB. 19, 77 P.
  • Deposit:: 1875 DIREXPL MR ISAAC WATERMAN, BOUGHT AND BEGAN DEVELOPMENT
  • Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES, LOCATED SITE
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