Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMassive Sulfide
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone
StructureGraywacke And Quartzose Mica Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1858
Identification
Deposit ID10067510
MRDS IDW000287
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.96261, -84.42852
References
SHEARER, H. K., AND HULL, J. P. D., 1918, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE PYRITE DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA; GEORGIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. NO. 33, P. 215-216Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.