Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone,Arkose · Diabase;Manassas Sandstone, Newark Group
Associated rockDiabase · Diabase
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Culpeper Triassic Basin ; Reg.Trends: Northeast-Southwest
Tectonic settingBasin, Piedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1947
Identification
Deposit ID10067558
MRDS IDW000342
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.88892, -77.41858
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.CANNON, R.S., 1947, UNPUB. MEMO IN CU COMMODITY FILE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.DRAKE, A.A., JR., AND FROELICH, A.J., 1977, BEDROCK MAP OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE MAP 77-523, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:48 000.BERNSTEIN, L.R.,1980, MINERALS OF THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA, DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, EDUCTIONAL SERIES NO. 5, 148P.1948 GEOCHEM USGS-C. MILTON, GOOD CU TESTREPORT F-61 IN CU COMMODITY FILES BY CHARLES MILTON FOR R. S. CANNON 1-6-1948. (U.S.G.S. FILES).CANNON UNPUBLISHED MEMO