Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryIron, Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Goethite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueMuscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Lynchburg Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Fries Overthrust
Tectonic settingOrogen
AlterationRegional Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10079993
MRDS IDW030866
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.80007, -80.76647
References
CURRY, 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.STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 233 P.WRIGHT, R.J., AND RAMAN, R.D., 1948, THE GOSSAN LEAD, CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 21 P.1855 DIREXPL TENN. & VA. MINING CO.: SANK SHAFT.1939 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: BULL. 72.1948 RECON R.J. WRIGHT & N.D. RAMAN: OPEN-FILE REPORT