| Deposit ID | 10079838 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030581 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Prospect A Fluvanna Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.1161, 37.83227 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 111 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.53 KM (0.95 MI) NW OF CALEDONIA, |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fluvanna(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Fluvanna |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | 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 | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Arvonia Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Arvonia Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -78.1161, 37.83227 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Columbia Syncline: Ne-Sw Trend |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | General Commonwealth Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030581 |
SWEET, P. C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
SMITH, J. W., MILICI, R. C., AND GREENBURG, S. S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.
1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS UNNAMED PROSPECT MAY REPRESENT A PROSPECT REFERENCED IN LITERATURE, BUT NOT LOCATED; "PROSPECT (A)" IS THE DESIGNATION APPLIED BY SWEET (1980). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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