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Prospect B Fluvanna Co.

Occurrence in Fluvanna 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079840
MRDS ID W030582
Record type Site
Current site name Prospect B Fluvanna Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.11749, 37.82783 (WGS84)
Elevation 137
Relative position ABOUT 1.21 KM (0.75 MI) NW OF CALEDONIA.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Fluvanna

Comments on the location information

  • ON SW SIDE OF STATE ROAD 610 ABOUT 1.3 KM (0.8 MI) BY ROAD NW OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROAD 605.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO REPORT AS TO ORE MINERALIZATION

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Arvonia Formation
    Rock description Arvonia Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.11749, 37.82783
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO REPORT AS TO MINERALIZATION;

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner General Commonwealth Corp.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3M X 3M SQUARE PIT OR POSSIBLE SHAFT WITH COVERED DUMP OF QUARTZ AND MINOR SCHIST REPORTED 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS UNNAMED PROSPECT MAY REPRESENT A PROSPECT REFERENCED IN LITERATURE, BUT NOT LOCATED; "PROSPECT (B)" IS THE DESIGNATION APPLIED BY SWEET (1980). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

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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