Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlShear Zones (Veins In Area Strike N 5-10 Deg E)
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Prevailing Schistosity Strikes N 10-20 Deg E And Dips 70-80 Deg E.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10080022
MRDS IDW030903
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.59813, -78.78085
References
SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGIINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.DIREXPL PROSPECT PITS DUG.