Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueAlbite, Epidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMeta-Basalt,Greenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Schistosity Has A N-S Strike And Essentially A Vertical Dip.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10080030
MRDS IDW030913
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.6184, -78.75196
References
KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.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 SHALLOW SHAFT SUNK DURING LATE 1800'S OR EARLY 1900'S.LANEY (1917)