Commodities
TertiaryCopper, Iron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Copper, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Great Smoky Group, Sandstone
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10025757
MRDS IDK001692
Alternate namesLocust Gap Prospect, Calhoun Prospect No. 2
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.5326, -83.65461
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 - I50.TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, (N.D.), MAPS AND FILE DATA: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, MINERAL RESOURCES SECTION, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.1963 COMPILE ESPENSHADE, G.H., USGS BULL. 1142-