| Deposit ID | 10079567 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029535 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Philadelphia Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Allen Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.4664, 37.55006 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NEAR THE LONDON AND VIRGINIA MINE, EXACT LOCATION NOT KNOWN; IN VICINITY OF DILLWYN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Buckingham(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Buckingham |
| 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 | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Chopawamsic Formation |
| Rock description | Chopawamsic Formation |
| (1) | -78.4664, 37.55006 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Arvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 1.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1881 |
| Year of first production | 1881 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029535 |
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
CAMPBELL, J.L., 1882, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY, VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 119 P.
1881 DIREXPL DEVELOPED DEPOSIT
1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES, MINE NOT LOCATED.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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