| Deposit ID | 10067623 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000417 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monroe Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.60998, 38.37448 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 87 |
| Relative position | 8.0 KM (5.0 MI) WEST OF BEREA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stafford(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Salem Church(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Stafford |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tetradymite | Gangue |
| 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 | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Chopawamsic Formation |
| Rock description | Chopawamsic Formation |
| (1) | -77.60998, 38.37448 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 1.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1858 |
| Year of first production | 1858 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000417 |
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 95.
SWEET, P S, 1975, ROAD LOG TO SOME ABANDONED GOLD MINES OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT, NORTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V 21, NO 1, P 1-9.
SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P
CREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR? MNG., VOL. VI, P. 393.
WATSON, T.L., 1907, GOLD AND SILVER, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., P. 549-567.
LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VGS BULT 30, 110 P.
1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITE
DIREXPL POST-CIVIL WAR-DEVELOPMENT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A VEIN OF WHITE, HARD QUARTZ, 0.9 TO 1.2 M (3 TO 4 FT) WIDE, CARRIED ISOLATED, IRREGULAR, BUT EXCEEDING RICH POCKETS OF AURIFEROUS PYRITE? THESE POCKETS ALSO CONTAINED FREE GOLD AND VERY OFTEN THE QUARTZ PIECES WERE HELD TOGETHER WITH WIRE-GOLD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Trimble, David, C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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