| Deposit ID | 10067234 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | VA01716 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Woods Mill Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.82307, 37.84449 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 165 |
| Relative position | AT WOODS MILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nelson(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lovingston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Nelson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| Rock unit name | Archer Mountain | ||
| Rock description | Archer Mountain | ||
| |||
| (1) | Porphyoblastic Biotite-Plagioclase Augen Gneiss |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | VA01716 |
OBSERVATION
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BLEBS AND SPECKS (0.25 MM IN DIAMETER) UP TO 0.75 MM IN A SHEAR ZONE IN GRANULITE GNEISS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1987 | Sweet, Palmer C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.