Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlIn Quartz Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080004
MRDS IDW030879
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.98424, -78.54945
References
SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22 NO. 3, PP. 25-35.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.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J. P. BELL CO., 618 P.1976 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; INSPECTED SITEDIREXPL 2 PROSPECT SHAFTS SUNKLANEY, 1917, P. 146.