Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlHydrothermal Veins Within Granite Stock
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockSchist
Tectonic settingEastern Carolina Slate Belt
AlterationSericitic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055332
MRDS IDRE00640
Alternate namesDryden Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.23647, -77.88832
References
KOSCHMAN, 1943CARPENTER, P.A.,III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 84, P. 34-35.ROBERTSON, A.F., MCINTOSH, F.K., AND BALLARD, T.J., 1947, BOY-SCOUT JONES AND MOSS-RICHARDSON MOLYBDENUM PROSPECTS, HALIFAX COUNTY, N.C., 9P.