| Mine: |
WHITEHALL MINE |
| City: |
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Mine ID: |
186753 |
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| County |
Spotsylvania |
Seq Nbr: |
0511770015 |
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| State |
VIRGINIA |
Latitude |
38.239444 |
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| Country |
USA |
Longitude |
-77.730833 |
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| Alternate Mine Names |
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| Topographic Map |
| Map Name |
Map Scale |
250′ Quad Map |
| BROKENBURG |
7.5 MIN |
WASHINGTON |
| Map Coordinates |
| Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Sub Section |
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| Zone |
Hemisphere |
Northing |
Easting |
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| 18 |
N |
4235703 |
260994 |
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| Geology and Ore Deposit Information |
| Deposit Model |
Deposit Type |
Deposit Size |
Deposit Age |
Deposit Form |
| LOW-SULFIDE AU-QUART |
QUARTZ VEINS, PLACER |
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M |
| Deposit Desc: |
A QUARTZ VEIN CARRYING FREE GOLD AND AURIFEROUS PYRITE WAS OPENED. THE ALLUVIUM, 6.1 M (20 FT) THICK, CONTAINS FREE GOLD IN NUGGETS, AND HAS BEEN WORKED SUCCESSFULTY PRIOR TO 1865. |
| Local Structure |
COLUMBIA SYNCLINE |
| Non-Ore Minerals |
QUARTZ |
| Ore Minerals |
AURIFEROUS PYRITE, GALENA, TELLURIUM, NATIVE GOLD |
| Mineral Occurrences |
| Mineral Species |
Variety |
Strunz |
Frequency |
| GALENA |
Not Specified |
2/C.15-40 |
Reported |
| GOLD |
Native |
1/A.01-40 |
Reported |
| GOLD |
Not Specified |
1/A.01-40 |
Reported |
| PYRITE |
Not Specified |
2/D.17-30 |
Reported |
| QUARTZ |
Not Specified |
4/D.01-10 |
Reported |
| TELLURIUM |
Not Specified |
1/B.03-40 |
Reported |
| TETRADYMITE |
Not specified |
2/D.09-60 |
Reported |