Mine detail: Morriston Mine

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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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