Mine detail: Saunders Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.23143, -77.90749

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold
Gangue:	Quartz, Tourmaline

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks;Ellisville Granodiorite
Host type:	Diorite,Schist
Associated rock:	Ellisville Granodiorite
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic:	Piedmont

References

MRDS	W000441
DEP	10096162
Reference	{Deposit:: SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P}{Deposit:: PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., 1948, USGS PP 213, P. 54}{Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAT AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VDMR, MIN. RES. REPT. 7, 124 P.}{Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SIT}
Reporter	Wright, Nancy A., Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)