Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10080026
MRDS IDW030908
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.59896, -78.78113
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. 25-34KREISA, 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 SHALLOW PIT DUG.LANEY (1917)