Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Iron
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Arsenic, Iron, Pig Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlLenticular Troughs
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueMuscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Lynchburg Group, Ashe Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Fries Thrust, 3 Phases Of Regional Deformation., Two S-Surfaces Visible.
Tectonic settingOrogen
AlterationLow Grade Regional Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1789
Discovery year1800
Identification
Deposit ID10079989
MRDS IDW030862
Alternate namesLineberry Mine, F. Limeberry Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.73314, -80.90564
References
CURREY, R.O., 1859, A GEOLOGICAL VISIT TO THE VIRGINIA COPPER REGION: KNOXVILLE, TENN., BECKETT, HAWS AND CO.; REPRINTED IN PART UNDER COPPER AND IRON REGION OF THE FLOYD-CARROLL-GRAYSON PLATEAU OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA, ETC.: THE VIRGINIAS, 1880, V. 1, P. 62-64, 69-71, 74-77, 80-81, 95.KLINE, M.H., AND BALLARD, T.J., 1949, INVESTIGATION OF THE GREAT GOSSAN LEAD, CARROLL COUNTY, VA.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4532, 39 P.WRIGHT, R.J., AND RAMAN, N.D., 1948, THE GOSSAN LEAD, CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 21 P.CORRIVEAU, M.P., 1956, MINERAL DRESSING STUDIES ON THE GREAT GOSSAN LEAD ORE FROM CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE BULLETIN, ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION SERIES NO. 113, V. 49, NO. 11, 79 P.CONLEY, JAMES F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 59, 33 P.1900 DIREXPL GOSSA N MINED1911 RECON W.H. WEED: BULL. 455.1926 DIREXPL GENERAL CHEMICAL CO. (ALLIED CHEM. CO.): CONDUCTED EXPLORATORY DRILLING.1935 RECON C.S. ROSS: PROF. PAPER 179.1948 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES: CONDUCTED EXPLORATORY DRILLING1948 RECON R.J. WRIGHT N.D. RAMAN: OPEN-FILE REPORT.C.T. HOLLAND IN CORRIVEAU (1956, P. 15).