| Deposit ID | 10067663 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000463 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morriston Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.88777, 38.02672 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 |
| Relative position | 2.2 KM (1.4 MI) EAST OF MINERAL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Louisa(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mineral(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pamunkey(hydrologic unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Louisa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE IS SAID TO HAVE YIELDED FIFTY CENTS OF GOLD PER BUSHEL (APPROXIMATETY 100 POUNDS) OF ORE. |
|---|
| 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 | Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -77.88777, 38.02672 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1844 |
| Year of first production | 1844 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.034HA |
| Overall length | 16.73M |
| Overall width | 18.3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000463 |
LUTTRELL, G W, 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.
SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 9.
1844 DIREXPL OPENED BY PIT
1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITE
LUTTRELL (1966)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROBABLY ON FISHER LODE . OPEN PIT EXPOSED A ZONE OF QUARTZ INTERCALATIONS-WHICH CARRIED IRON OXIDE AND GOLD. THE COUNTRY ROCK ALSO C NTAINED GOLD. |
| Deposit | THE MINE WAS OPENED IN 1844 BY AN OPEN PIT THAT WAS 50 FT. DEEP AND 60 FT. SQUARE IN 1865. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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