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Gold from
Proffit Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Proffit Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:344345
Long-form Identifier:1:3:344345:3
GUID (UUID V4):358e59f9-2349-451a-92b0-089854c46f0d
Nearest other occurrences of Gold
0.8km (0.5 miles) Louisa Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) Ricswan Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) Slate Hill Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) Thomasson's Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) Twin Vein Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) Walnut Grove Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) Luce Mine (Capt. Luce's Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) MacDonald Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) New Luce Prospect, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) Bibb Prospect, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
References
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Report (issue)
VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 89 MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Richard...Mitchell and William F. Giannini COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY DIVISION...1988 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 89 MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Richard...Mitchell and William F. Giannini COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY DIVISION...and State Geologist CHARLOTTESVILLE. VIRGINIA 1 988 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS By P H I L I P M O R R I L L East Darry, N. H. 0 3 0 4 1 (PART 16 SPOTSYLVANIA...SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY Bordered on the N by the Rappahan­ nock and Rapidan Rivers. T h e N edge may be submerged...interest i s the large number of gold operations r u n n i n g across the county from N to S. These are mainly...origi­ nated are to the S and also V2 * ° % W. Quaker Gold M. Small. O n a small summit between Brock R d ...(village). Gold panning on small r u n crossing Jackson's Trail, iy mi. S o f Brockroad. Old gold mine on Greene
Report (issue)
VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIGITAL REPRINT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF...OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY Wilbur A. Nelson BULLETIN 77 Adobe Acrobat® Reader® Adobe Acrobat Reader version...rendering of Geology and Mineral Resources of Albemarle County by Wilbur Nelson is to make accessible an out of...appear to show the bookmark pane is viewable. Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Division...500 Charlottesville, VA 22903 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Report (issue)
the cover—Turquois crystals from Lynch Station, Virginia; x ca.; pho­ tograph by Neal Ycdlin; color plates...C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...of Virginia R. V. DIETRICH* Professor of Geology and Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic...Polytechnic Institute Research Division Bulletin 47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va. 24061 *... © R. V. Dietrich and the Research Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1970 Printed and bound
Report (issue)
VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 19 GOLD IN VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet COM MONWEALTH...CHARLOTTESV]LLE, VIRGINIA 1980 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 19 GOLD IN VIRGINIA Palmer...Palmer C. Sweet COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF...Geologist CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA 1980 FRONT covER: Large open-cut County, as photographed in 1939...London and Virginia mine, Buckingham VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 19 GOLD IN VIRGINIA
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Minerals of Albemarle County, Virginia PART I: NATIVE ELEMENTS, SULFIDES, HALIDES, AND OXIDES By...Department of Geology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Albemarle County is near the center of Class...Class I. Native elements. Virginia in the Piedmont physiographic 1- Silver. Native silver specimens have...edge of the n ° t been found in Albermarle County, county follows the crest of the Blue Ridge but according..., and Jones (1932), the gathe James River. The county seat is Char- lena which occurs in the old Faber
Report (issue)
geographic coordinates and, where applicable, by county and section, township, and range. Both published...nickel-plus-copper in the deposit. The Gap mine (Pennsylvania) and the San Julian mine (California),are examples of...magnetite orebodies. i amounts of cobaltiferous pyrite. These contain minor The Cornwall and Grace mines...deposits varies widely. Some, like the Bluebird mine (Arizona), are small deposits containing 16 mostly...the Standard mine (Oregon), the , cobalt minerals are associated with considerable gold, and copper is
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VIRGINIA DIVISION OI MINERAT RESOURCES PUBTICATION 45 VIRGINIA GOID-RESOURCE DATA Polmer C. Sweet...Sweet ond Dqvid Trimble CO'N'NONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTAAENT OF CONSERVATION AND ECONO'vlIC DIVISION... VIRGINA 1943 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAT RESOURCES PUBTICATION 45 VIRGINIA GOLD-RESOURCE DATA Polmer...at the old Melville mine near l,Jilderness, 0range County. (photograph from "Gold Seekers Turn Again to...volume 39,.|934). VIRGINIA DIVISION OF RESOURCES PUBLICAIION 'YIINERAI VIRGINIA GOID.RESOURCE DATA
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SULFIDES OF VIRGINIA FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK J. E. Gair, Editor U. S. Geological Survey Reston, Virginia 22092...Caledonian Stratabound Sulphides. Massive Sulfides of Virginia Field Trip Contents Page Introduction by J.E.... The Chopawamsic Formation of the Piedmont of Virginia by Louis Pavlides ............. STOP 1, 8 STOP...Slack STOP 16. Open pit, east end of Betty Baker mine by J.E. Gair Drill core, Mineral district by J...Geologic map of the Mineral district, Louisa County, Virginia 5. Geology of the Gofer deposit. Plan
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Copper-Gold Deposits of the Mesoproterozoic St. Francois Mountains Terrane, Southeast Missouri, USA Warren...Survey, National Center, Mail Stop 954, Reston, Virginia 20192 Department of Natural Resources, Missouri...apatite (IOA) ± rare earth element, iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG), and iron-rich sedimentary deposits in the...Francois Mountains terrane of southeast Missouri, USA. The St. Francois Mountains terrane lies along the...Rhyolite suite Potosi Caldera boundary No Data Mine or prospect for Fe, Mn, Cu, Co, and/or REEs Farmington
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returning it UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDl\IONT GEOLOGICAL...Intrusive rocks----------------------~---------Virginia __________________________________ _ ~ orth Carolina...Production ________________________________________ _ Gold deposits _____________________________________ _...21 22 22 23 23 23 24 24 27 29 32 32 32 33 33 Gold deposits-Continued Classification-Continued Lode...47 47 49 49 50 50 Mine descriptions ___________ --------- -- .. ------- - Virginia mines ___ _______________________
Report (issue)
ree eee 38 Rock Bolting Program at the Sunshine Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, by William B. Foster, Engineer...64-69 Report = o4 ene ee 70 Clearwater, County. 70 CustersCountyae 2.2 70 HhnoresCounty—5... Bra nikclins@ oUt ygeee County senses ee County Commiby ee ea, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc...93 96 Bonneville County —............... Boundary, COUNt 4 ae 81 82 Kootenai County latahtCountyaer...ses. ss eee County. eee 98 ..00.0.0.0..00.... 104 ROW eR aC OUIUy geese Shoshone County ....000.00
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250-12,460 ft, sec. 14, T. 45 S., R. 27 E., Lee County, Fla. Named for the nearby Able Canal. The Able...Accomack Member of the Omar Formation Pleistocene Virginia, Maryland Atlantic Coast basin Mixon, R.B., 1985...Cenozoic deposits in the southern Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia and Maryland: U.S. Geological Survey Professional...H-20, northwest of Wattsville, northern Accomack County, Va. Reference sections: facies E and F, sand pits...Wattsville, Persimmon Point, and Accomack, Accomack County, Va. The informal Accomack beds of Mixon and others
Report (issue)
Water-Quality Data-Collection Sites on Selected Streams in Virginia By Byron J. Prugh, Jr., and Clairiece G. Humphrey...cooperation with the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WATER DIVISION Richmond, Virginia 1993 U.S............................................... 7 County .................................................Map showing location of major river basins in Virginia........................................ 3 TABLES...water-quality datacollection site locations in Virginia. The listing includes, if available, an agency
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Mining 15 4. Cranberry Forge 19 5. Gem Mecca 23 6. Gold, Diamonds & Alum 27 7. Early Economy 31 8. Hiddenite...difficult task. On the Cover: Old Chestnut Flat Mine, around 1930 Names of the Miners: L-R: Emmett Duncan...Mica Mine on August 23, 1997. The small hole in the center is all that is left ofan old mica mine in Western... columbite, corundum, copper, feldspar, garnet, gold, graphite, granite, gravel, iron, kyanite, lead...September 1998 9 • Early Explorers T he pursuit of gold and gemstones led de Soto and his Spanish army into
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ores, such as lead and copper. It started the Gold Rush of 1849, it made many men rich and many others...violently while searching for it. This is Californian gold, not often found in such a comparatively massive...Production: Ruth Arthur, Sally Connolly, David Proffit, Andrew Whitelaw Director of Production: Gerald...ground Useful riches from the earth Glistering gold The stuff of silver Diamonds - the hard facts Corundum...ruby Salt of the earth The empty promise of ‘fool’s gold’ The many facesofgypsum Mountains of dolomite The
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SURVEY CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIKKCTOR A ETTEER OF VIRGINIA BY HENRY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING 1904...for publication as a bulletin, a gazetteer of Virginia. Very respectful!}7 , HENRY GANNETT, Geographer... A GAZETTEER OF VIRGINIA. By HENKY GANNETT. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE. Virginia is one of tho easternmost...eastern course it follows to the Atlantic coast. Virginia was one of the original thirteen States. It adopted...it comprised not only its present area but West Virginia and Kentitck}^. Kentucky was set off and admitted
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and evaluation of the Pea Ridge iron ore mine (Washington County, Missouri) for rare-earth element and precious...million tonnes of uranium oxide, 1.2 million kg of gold, and significant concentrations of rare-earth elements...oxide-dominated matrix. On the basis of drilling prior to mine development these rocks were thought to be conglomerates...Hudson, G.R.T., 1983, The Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold deposit, Roxby Downs, South Australia: Economic...Minnesota-Duluth 8:45 Breccias at the Olympic Dam mine, Tommy B. Thompson, Colorado State University 9:15
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YEAR 19 2476 IDAHO AND PRODUCED COPPER IN GOLD, SILVER, 1946—VALUED AT ARTHUR CAMPBELL Inspector...e ae ie The Miner’s Guide A Placer Gold Sluice Box Wash Gold Sand in Salmon : = River Processing...Smelter Producing Cadmium Ghost of General Custer Mine Still Lingers Giant Explosion at Arco 2 Leesburgh—A...Wheel, Largest in World (Morning Mine) Gem Collectors, Work At Own Mine Idaho Mining Association Hopes...Hopes and Fears, by C. J. Strike . Gold Mining Outlook, by R. J. McRae . Lead, by P. C. Fedderson , = a:
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Bettie S. Hackman, Virginia M. Jussen, Elisabeth S. Loud, Mildred C. Mead, Virginia S. Neuschel, and Dorothy...the Southern Appalachian Botanical Club. West Virginia University. Morgantown, W.Va. Caves and Karst...London, England. Idaho Bur. Mines and Geology County Rept. County Report. Moscow, Idaho. Academic Press. ...Los Angeles County Mus. Contr. Sci. in Science. Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles County Museum Contributions...Contributions Los Angeles County Mus. Nat. History Quart.- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Quarterly
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Edward Boehm, RareSource, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; Maggie Campbell Pedersen...Emmett, Crystal Chemistry, Brush Prairie, Washington, USA; Emmanuel Fritsch, University of Nantes, France;...E. Post, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA; Andrew H. Rankin, Kingston University, Surrey; Benjamin...Rossman, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA; Karl Schmetzer, Petershausen, Germany; Dietmar Schwarz...Group Laboratories LLC, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA; J.C. (Hanco) Zwaan, National Museum of Natural History
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SOCIETY was fonned in 1960 as the Nonhern Cavern ond Mine Research ocicty, its acuvitics centred upon the...93 Published in September 2012 by THE NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 1 elson. Lancashire The Society...Goodchild 38 The ar enic industry at Botallack Mine, Cornwall and its archaeology: a story or early...surveyor was underground during 1871 to keep the mine plans up to date. The Rev. Auden continued to work...material from elsewhere but having a relevance 10 the county. This lastcategory includes twenty-six pairs of
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................ 190 Oboloid brachiopods in the Belt series of Montana [abstract]; by Carroll Lane Fenton........................ 212 Algal bioherms in the Belt series of Montana [abstract]; by Carroll Lane Fenton............ 217 Eocene Llajas formation, Ventura County, California [abstract]; by Hubert McMasters......reported results on the questions of (1) -suitable gold and silver paints for use in marking type specimens...drilled near the village of Camillius, Onondaga County, New York, is unusual. Preliminary investigations
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Jade Celt Converted Monogram of the Name Two Gold Rings The “Orphanus Jewel” Title Page of of...and from precious Valois,--"La as 1 Bondaroy, gold only are even de de Marguerite Marguerites...to the a “gold-hair” spell straits these to relieve dissolved was little hair gold, spun they...and translucent; very pale; First century. gold beads and century a.d. amazon stones; from...shows stones amulet an keeps of much created gold, sin the silver, oband world precious TALISMANS
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Geology and ground water m the central part of Apache County, Anzona U S Geol Survey Water-Supply Paper 1771...geologic map of the Garns Mountam NE quadrangle, Teton County, Idaho US Geol Survey Mmeral lnv Fteld Studies...R1chard C Sand and gravel resources of De Kalb County Geol Survey Ctrc 367, 16 p , t11us , geol map,...Bromery, R W, Gilbert, F P Glencoe-R1pley area, Payne County, Oklahoma U S Geol Survey Geophys Inv Map GP-469... F P AeromagnetiC map of the Hammy area, Osage County, Oklahoma US Geol Survey Geophys Inv Map GP-470
 
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