Lat / long: | 37.85366, -78.10332 |
Primary: | Gold |
Tertiary: | Sulfur-Pyrite |
Ore: | Gold, Pyrite |
Gangue: | Feldspar, Magnetite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon |
Discovery year: | 1913 |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small |
Development status: | Past Producer |
First production started: | 1913 |
Host rock: | Chopawamsic Formation |
Host type: | Hornblendite,Gneiss |
Associated type: | Felsic Volcanic Rock |
Structure: | Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend |
Tectonic: | Piedmont |
MRDS | W030578 |
DEP | 10079835 |
Reference | {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 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.}{Deposit:: SMITH, J.W., MILICI, R.C., AND GREENBERG, S.S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.}{Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES: LOCATED MINE}{Deposit:: DIREXPL AREA DEVELOPED} |
Reporter | Meintzer (D.C. Levan), Robert E., Trimble, David, C. |