Mine detail: Morgan Mine

Location:	Goochland County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	37.81783, -78.09249
dep_id:	10079863
mrds_id:	W030610
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:	Quartz
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR, LINEAR
model:	273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Reporter:	Meintzer (D.C. Levan), Robert E., Trimble, David, C.
hrock_unit:	Arvonia Formation;Alluvium
hrock_type:	Gravel,Schist
Structure:	Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
tectonic:	Piedmont
yfp_ba:	<
Year first produced:	1861
dy_ba:	<
disc_yr:	1861
References:	Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P. Deposit:: BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 48, 68 P. Deposit:: TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P. Deposit:: CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 27. Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MIN. RES., LOCATED MINE Deposit:: DIREXPL PLACER AND VEIN MINING PRIOR TO 1861 Production:: TABER (1913)