Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlBedding, Foliation.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Great Smoky Group, Precambrian; Graphitic Phyllitic Schist, Siltstone, Sandstone Or Quartzite. Espenshade (1963) Notes That The Schist And Phyllite Are Similar To The Anakeesta Formation, And The Sandstone Similar To The Thunderhead Sandstone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureAverage Strike Of Strata N 65 Deg E., Dip 55 Deg Se Foliation Strikes N 70 Deg E And Dips 45 Deg Se.
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10025758
MRDS IDK001694
Alternate namesOr Westerveldt, Kolb-Westfeldt
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.51316, -83.69906
References
ESPENSHADE, 1963ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1963, GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1142-I, P. I1 - I50USGS COMPILE ESPENSHADE, G.H., USGS BULL. 1142-MONEYMAKER, B.C., TVA INTERNAL REPORT.