Mine detail: Kentuck Prospect

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Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.6709, -79.2942
dep_id: 10080551
mrds_id: W031833
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold
gangue: Quartz
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
ore_ctrl: Veins
Reporter: Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Metamorphosed Volcanic-Sedimentary Rocks
hrock_type: Gneiss
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Syncline
tectonic: Piedmont
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1860
References:
  • HENIKA, W. S., 1977, GEOLOGY OF THE BLAIRS, MOUNT HERMON, DANVILLE, AND RINGGOLD QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 2, 45 P
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