Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlIn Veins, Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080001
MRDS IDW030876
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.0009, -78.52723
References
SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.LANEY, F.B., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14, 176 P.1976 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES: INSPECTED SITEDIREXPL SEVERAL SMALL PROSPECT TRENCHES DUG