Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlSeams
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Malachite
GangueEpidote
Geology
Host rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080005
MRDS IDW030882
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.03114, -77.96832
References
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATION.KEITH, A, 1894, HARPERS FERRY, VIRGINIA-WEST VIRGINIA-MARYLAND: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGIC ATLAS, FOLIO 10.1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RES., LOCATED WORKINGSDIREXPL