Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Lynchburg Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Buffalo Mountain Cross Structure
Tectonic settingOrogen
AlterationGossan
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080012
MRDS IDW030891
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.82674, -80.49507
References
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATIONLUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MIN. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.1978 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., PROSPECT LOCATEDDIREXPL