Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryIron, Zinc, Lead, Iron, Pig Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLINEAR, POD/LENS
Ore controlLenticular Troughs
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueMuscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Lynchburg Formation
StructureGossan Lead Overthrust; Blue Ridge Anticlinorium Ne-Sw Trend, Fries Overthrust
Tectonic settingOrogen
AlterationRegional Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079982
MRDS IDW030854
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.83729, -80.73397
References
HENRY, D.K., CRAIG, J.R., AND GILBERT, M.C., 1979, ORE MINERALOGY OF THE GREAT GOSSAN LEAD, VIRGINIA: ECON. GEOL., V. 74, NO. 3, P. 645-656.KLINE, M.H., AND BALLARD, T.J., 1949, INVESTIGATION OF THE GREAT GOSSAN LEAD, CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4532, 39 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.WRIGHT, R.J., AND RAMAN, N.D., 1948, THE GOSSAN LEAD, CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOL. SURV. OPEN-FILE REPT., 21 P.1911 RECON W.H. WEED: BULL 455.1935 RECON C.S. ROSS: PROF. PAPER 179.1939 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: BULL 72.1948 RECON R.J. WRIGHT & N.D. RAMAN: OPEN-FILE REPORT.DIREXPL MINE OPENED