Commodities
PrimarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Geology
Host rockSchist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1910-1911
First production1910
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10067657
MRDS IDW000460
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.03672, -77.87888
References
PHALEN, W.C., 1913, SULPHUR, PYRITE, AND SULPHURIC ACID, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1912, PART 2 - NONMETALS: P. 931-953.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. 51-55.1910 DIREXPL SHAFT SUNK1918 DIREXPL ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION CONDUCTEDPHALEN (1913)