Mine detail: Johnsto* Prospect

Previously called 'Johnston Prospect'

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Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.18505, -77.75776
dep_id: 10079441
mrds_id: W028980
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold
gangue: Quartz
Reporter: Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)
hrock_unit: Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type: Schist
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
tectonic: Piedmont
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1867
References:
  • Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VDMR PUB 19, 77 P
  • Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SIT
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