Mine detail: Dickey, G.S., Prospect

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Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.69561, -78.14416
dep_id: 10079817
mrds_id: W030555
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Silver, Zinc, Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone
Reporter: Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.), Sweet, Palmer C.
hrock_unit: Hatcher Complex
hrock_type: Mylonite
arock_unit: Columbia Granodiorite
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Columbia Syncline (To Nw) , Ne-Sw Trend, Shear Zone
tectonic: Piedmont
References:
  • Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
  • Deposit:: TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.
  • Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES: SITE INSPECTED.
  • Deposit:: ? DIREXPL ? - PROSPECTED SITE
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