Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEINLETS, IRREGULAR
Ore controlRoll-Type Front With Carbon Reduction (?)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena
GangueAnkerite, Hematite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Pocono;Hampshire Formation
Associated rockBasalt
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Supin Lick Syncline Little North Mountain Fault, Ne-Sw Trend, Supin Lick Syncline, Little North Mountain Fault
Tectonic settingMidgeosyline; Delta
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10067245
MRDS IDVA01731
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.7506, -78.80084
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE AND PRECIOUS METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NUMBER 7, 167 P.HEYL, A.V., 1960, WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO G.W. LUTTRELL.RUNION, RICHARD, (1988), PERSONAL COMMUNICATION