Mine detail: Marsden Prospect

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Location

Lat / long: 38.27976, -77.71887

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Chopawamsic Formation
Host type:Schist
Structure:Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic:Piedmont

References

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DEP10067631
Reference{Deposit:: SWEET, P. C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.}{Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.}{Deposit:: CLINE,J.H., WATSON,T.L.,AND WRIGHT,F.J., 1921, A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PYRITE-GOLD BELT IN LOUSA AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1 P. , SCALE 1:63 360.}{Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES: SITE INSPECTE}
ReporterWright, Nancy A., Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.)