Young American Mine (Gilmer Mine; Gilmore Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Goochland County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Young American Mine (Gilmer Mine; Gilmore Mine) | Mine |
| Gold-Pyrite Belt | Belt |
| Goochland County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 49' 24'' North , 78° 5' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Palmyra | 104 (2011) | 15.9km |
| Weber City | 1,276 (2010) | 18.7km |
| Louisa | 1,621 (2017) | 23.6km |
| Goochland | 861 (2011) | 23.6km |
| Lake Monticello | 9,920 (2011) | 24.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
103909
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103909:5
GUID (UUID V4):
8083c120-5834-4f8a-b418-2fa77b42bbf5
REF:Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
Deposit:: BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN4
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Bismuth, Tellurium, Silver, Copper, Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Host Rock Unit: Louann Salt
Structure: Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend
Host Rock: Hornblendite, Chemical Sediment, Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Piedmont
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Silver Formula: Ag |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 |
| β Tetradymite Formula: Bi2Te2S |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
| β | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Ag | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Au | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
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