Location: | Louisa County, Virginia, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 38.02672, -77.88777 |
dep_id: | 10067663 |
mrds_id: | W000463 |
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: | LENSES |
work_type: | Surface |
model: | 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
Reporter: | Wright, Nancy A., Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) |
hrock_unit: | Chopawamsic Formation |
hrock_type: | Schist |
Structure: | Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend |
tectonic: | Piedmont |
Year first produced: | 1844 |
disc_yr: | 1844 |
References: |
- Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G W, 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.
- Deposit:: SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
- Deposit:: CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 9.
- Deposit:: 1844 DIREXPL OPENED BY PIT
- Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITE
- Production:: LUTTRELL (1966)
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