Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeU
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Coweeta Group
StructureNortheast
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
AlterationGossan After Weathering Of Sulfides
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026288
MRDS IDK003538
Alternate namesLovedahl Copper Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.29067, -83.09877
References
HADLEY, J.B., AND NELSON, A.E., 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE KNOXVILLE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND SOUTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-654, 1:250,000ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1944, COPPER DEPOSITS IN JACKSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT, 10 P