Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENS ()
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite
GangueChlorite, Epidote, Quartz
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 year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10080024
MRDS IDW030905
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.65063, -78.7528
References
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.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 VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.DIREXPL LIMITED PROSPECTING CONDUCTED LONG BEFORE 1917.LANEY (1917)