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Goochland Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079857
MRDS ID W030603
Record type Site
Current site name Goochland Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.04971, 37.81672 (WGS84)
Relative position NOT LOCATED.

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

  • AROUND THE HEADWATERS OF LITTLE BYRD CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.04971, 37.81672
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1861

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION DOUBTFUL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MAP OF GOLD MINING DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, 1830-1840'S

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; UNABLE TO LOCAT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SITE NOT LOCATED IN 1974 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: PRE-CIVIL WAR

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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