| Deposit ID | 10067622 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000416 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morgana Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Morganna Mine, Marganna Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.67664, 38.41893 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 70 |
| Relative position | 3.15 MI (5.07 KM) NE OF RICHARDSVILLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Culpeper(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Richardsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Culpeper |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | 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 | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Somerville Granite |
| Rock description | Somerville Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks;Somerville Granite |
| Rock description | Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks;Somerville Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -77.67664, 38.41893 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1897 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr Johnson |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dick Purcell Lumber Corp |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 39M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000416 |
LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, P. 78
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 96-97.
SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P
MORRILL, P, 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS, PART 2: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V 47, NO 7-8, P 437.
1897 DIREXPL MR JOHNSON: DROVE SHAFTS.
1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: LOCATED SITE.
LONSDALE (1927), MORRILL (1972)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LONSDALE (1927) REPORTS NOT SEEING ANY VEINS, YET WHITE VEIN QUARTZ EVIDENT IN DUMPS (SWEET, P C 1974, UNPUBLISHED FIELD OBSERVATIONS). |
| Deposit | A 128 FT. SHAFT WAS SUNK AND A 6 STAMP MILL BUILT. MINE NAMED FOR DAUGHTERS, MARGARET AND ANNA, OF OPERATOR (MORRILL, 1972). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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