Chatlier Prospect

Occurrence in Goochland county in Virginia, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079852
MRDS ID W030596
Record type Site
Current site name Chatlier Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.10304, 37.83922 (WGS84)
Elevation 144
Relative position ABOUT 2 KM (1.25 MI) N OF CALEDONIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goochland(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Caledonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle James-Willis(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Goochland

Comments on the location information

  • 0.24 KM (0.15 MI) OFF SW SIDE OF FOREST ROAD 2956 ABOUT 0.3 KM (0.2MI) BY ROAD NW OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROAD 605; IN A PINE GROVE BEHIND A HOUSE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO REPORT AS TO ORE MINERALIZATION

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Arvonia Formation
    Rock description Arvonia Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Arvonia Formation
    Rock description Arvonia Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.10304, 37.83922

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Columbia Syncline Ne-Sw Trend

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO REPORT AS TO MINERALIZATION AT THE PROSPECT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank Ricciardi

Comments on the workings information

  • 6M X 0.8M SHALLOW DEPRESSION WITH SCATTERED IRON-STAINED QUARTZ AND MINOR SCHIST REPORTED 1974.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS, PT. 4: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 47, NO. 10, P. 587-596.

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MORRILL (1972) DESCRIBES ONLY THE PROSPECTS LOCATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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