Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Titanium, Metal, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR, PINCH AND SWELL, LENSES
Ore controlShear Or Fracture Zones In Amphibolite
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Clinozoisite, Epidote, Hornblende, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAmphibolite · Ashe Formation; Sulfidic Biotite-Muscovite Gneiss With Mica Gneiss And Subordinate Amphibolite And Hornblende Gneiss. Some Schists Are Graphitic. Equivalent To Parts Of The Roan And Carolina Genisses Of Keith (1903)
Associated rockAmphibolite · Ashe Formation: Amphibolite, Garnet Amphibolite, And Hornblende Gneiss; Includes Mostly Mafic Rocks Of Volcanic Origin And Some Ultramafic Rocks Consisting Of Soapstone Or Serpentinite
StructureAmphibolites And Associated Rocks Strike Northeast
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1985
Identification
Deposit ID10026279
MRDS IDK003524
Alternate namesChurch Copper Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.48091, -81.34065
References
HALE, R.C., AND CARPENTER, R.H., 1968, NATIVE COPPER MINERALIZATION IN ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA, SOUTHEASTERN SECTION, PROGRAM FOR MEETING, APR. 1968, P. 41-42.RANKIN, D.W., ESPENSHADE, G.H., AND NEUMAN, R.B., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST HALE OF THE WINSTON-SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-709-A, 1:250,000.HALE, R.C., AND CARPENTER, R.H., 1967, A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF NATIVE COPPER OCCURRENCES IN THE VICINITY OF THE LICHTENSTEIN PROSPECT, ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 15 P.1967 RECON HALE AND CARPENTER, TVA REPOR