| Deposit ID | 10105448 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000337 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Elliot Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.67109, 38.46393 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 99 |
| Relative position | 1.4 MI (2.3 KM) NW OF GOLDVEIN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fauquier(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 | Fauquier |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | 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 > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks;Somerville Granite |
| Rock description | Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks;Somerville Granite |
| (1) | -77.67109, 38.46393 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chesapeake Corp Of Va |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000337 |
LONSDALE, J T, 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 P
SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P
SWEET, P C, 1975, ROAD LOG TO SOME ABANDONED GOLD MINES OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT, NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V 21, NO 1, P 1-9.
1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: LOCATED SITE.
DIREXPL MINING OPERATIONS TO HAVE OCCURRED IN EARLY 1900'S(?).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LONSDALE REFERENCE ONLY MENTIONS THE MINE TO SAY THAT AUTHENTIC INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.