Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound Exhalative
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSpecific Strata
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Great Smoky Group, Massive Sandstone
StructureFolded Blue Ridge Province
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Province
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10025754
MRDS IDK001689
Alternate namesFax Creek Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.43677, -83.85212
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1963, GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1142-I, P. I1 - I501963 COMPILE ESPENSHADE, G.H., USGS BULL. 1142-