| Deposit ID | 10079843 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030586 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snead Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.25666, 37.78005 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 96 |
| Relative position | 1.25 MI (2.01 KM) NNE OF FORK UNION. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fluvanna(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Palmyra(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rivanna(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Fluvanna |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyromorphite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Oligoclase | Gangue |
| Orthoclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Ellisville Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Ellisville Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Arvonia Formation |
| Rock description | Arvonia Formation |
| (1) | -78.25666, 37.78005 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Arvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE-SW |
| Dip | 65 DEG E |
| Width | 1.8M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1937 |
| Year of first production | 1838 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. P. Alexander |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030586 |
SWEET, P. C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATIONS 19, 77 P.
TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 7, 271 P.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE, 1865, THE NATURAL WEALTH OF VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, V. 32, NO. 187, P. 32-42.
SMITH, J. W., MILICI, R. C., AND GREENBERG, S. S., 1964: GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.
CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 58.
1837 DIREXPL GEORGE FISHER, JR. AND CO., EXTRACTED GOLD ORE}1881 DIREXPL ATTEMPT ED TO REACTIVATE, SUCCESS MINIMAL}1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES, LOCATED MIN
TABER (1913)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN CONSISTS OF WHITE HARD QUARTZ, CONTAINING PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA, AND SPHALERITE, AS WELL AS IRON OXIDE, PYROMORPHITE, MALACHITE AND FREE GOLD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Meintzer (D. C. Levan), Robert E. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Trimble, David, C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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