Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlHydrothermal Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockFelsic Volcanic Rock
Tectonic settingEastern Carolina Slate Belt
AlterationSericitic, Chloritic, Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055334
MRDS IDRE00642
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.28036, -77.88999
References
USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT BY R.G. SCHMIDTCARPENTER, P.A.,III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 84, P. 35-37.SCHMIDT, R.G., 1978, THE POTENTIAL FROM PORPHYRY COPPER-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 907-E, P. E-25