MacDonald Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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MacDonald Mine | Mine |
Gold-Pyrite Belt | Belt |
Louisa County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 59' 44'' North , 77° 55' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Mineral | 483 (2017) | 2.6km |
Louisa | 1,621 (2017) | 7.1km |
Blue Ridge Shores | 813 (2011) | 14.7km |
Gordonsville | 1,577 (2017) | 27.4km |
Orange | 4,947 (2017) | 31.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
104218
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:104218:7
GUID (UUID V4):
09b6c9e0-0ac9-4831-a0ef-9ef7c9584899
REF:Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
Deposit:: MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS, VOL. 47, NO.9, P. 515.
Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: I
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Host Rock Unit: Chopawamsic Formation
Structure: Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Host Rock: Schist
Tectonic Structure: Piedmont
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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