Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueAnkerite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Anakeesta Formation , Chlorite-Mica Schist & Phyllite;Thun Derhead Sandstone-Feldspathic Sst, Quartzite
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
AlterationSilicic, Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10025756
MRDS IDK001691
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.52093, -83.67739
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-