Commodities
PrimaryIron, Pig Iron, Copper
TertiarySulfides, Zinc, Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlBedding
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Biotite, Calcite, Clinozoisite, Diopside, Garnet, Hornblende, Oligoclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Coweeta Group
Associated rockGneiss,Granite
StructureNortheast
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
AlterationIron, Calcium, And Silica Enrichment; Biotite, Hornblende, Calcite, And Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10025189
MRDS IDK000866
Alternate namesSheenah Prospect, Little Coweetah Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.06539, -83.31516
References
ROSS, C.S., 1935, ORIGIN OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN TYPE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 179, 165 P.HADLEY, J.B., AND NELSON, A.E., 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE KNOXVILLE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND SOUTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. MAP I-654, 1:250,000.RANKIN, H.S., AND STUCKEY, J.L., 1943, COPPER DEPOSITS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AND NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT, OPEN-FILE REPORT, 39 P.1935 OTHER ROSS, C.S., P. 87-89.1966 RECON TVA