Mine detail: Mcgloam Mine

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Location: Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.85366, -78.10332
dep_id: 10079835
mrds_id: W030578
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Sulfur-Pyrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Feldspar, Magnetite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
ore_ctrl: Shear Zones
Reporter: Meintzer (D.C. Levan), Robert E., Trimble, David, C.
hrock_unit: Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type: Hornblendite,Gneiss
arock_type: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Structure: Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
tectonic: Piedmont
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1913
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1913
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 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
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