Commodities
PrimarySulfur-Pyrite
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPOD/LENS, IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueChlorite, Epidote, Garnet, Hornblende, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite,Schist · Patuxent Formation;Chopawamsic Formation;Diorite Gabbro Complex;Quartz Diorite
Associated rockDiorite · Diorite Gabbro Complex;Quartz Diorite
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline, Country Rock Foliation Strikes N.33 Deg.E. And Dips 50 Deg. Se. (Lonsdale, 1927) Or N.35-45 Deg.E And 60-80 Deg.Nw.To Vertical (Watson, 1920)
Tectonic settingPiedmont
AlterationLow Grade Metamorphism (?)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10067641
MRDS IDW000438
Alternate namesGarrisonville, Fer-Sul, Old Dominion
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.46254, -77.42191
References
KINKEL, A.R., JR., 1967, THE ORE KNOB COPPER DEPOSIT, NORTH CAROLINA, AND OTHER MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIANS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 558, 58 P.LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 P.POOLE, J.L., 1973, IRON SULFIDE MINES IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V.19, NO.3, P.29-33.WATSON, T.L., 1920, VIRGINIA; IN SMITH, P.S., SULPHUR, PYRITES, AND SULPHURIC ACID; IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1917, PART 2 - NONMETALS, P. 51-55.1906 DIREXPL MINE OPENED1910 DIREXPL AUSTIN RUN MINING CO.: FIRST PRODUCTION1962 OTHER A.R. KINKEL, JR.: PROF. PAPER 558.1973 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITELONSDALE REFERENCE, P. 10.