Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Mica Quartz-Plagioclase Schist Generally Interlayered With Gneissic Micaceous Metasandstone; The Schist Locally Contains Hornblende-Garnet Granofels, And Is Locally Graphitic And Sulfidic
Associated rockHornblendite · Augite-Hornblende Rock And Pyroxenite Dike, Described By Rankin And Stuckey (1943) As ...An Exceptionally Coarse-Textured Mixture Of Interlocking Crystals Of Augite And Hornblende.
StructureNortheast
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026280
MRDS IDK003528
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.28511, -83.1471
References
RANKIN, H.S., AND STUCKEY, J.L., 1943, COPPER DEPOSITS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AND NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT, OPEN-FILE REPORT, 39 P