Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPROBABLY LENS
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Schistosity Strikes N-S And Dips 65 Deg. E.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1911
Identification
Deposit ID10080025
MRDS IDW030906
Alternate namesChappel Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.67146, -78.74974
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. 25-34.1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.DIREXPL SUNK TWO SHAFTS AND ONE PROSPECT PIT.LANEY (1917)