Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlJoints And Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueEpidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation;Pedlar Formation
Associated rockDiorite,Meta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation;Pedlar Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10080034
MRDS IDW030919
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.59726, -78.3725
References
SWEET, P.C., AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. PUBLICATION 27, P. 39-52.WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.ALLEN, R.M., JR., 1963, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GREENE AND MADISON COUNTIES: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 78, 102 P.ALLEN, R.M., JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PAGE COUNTY: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 81, 78 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.PHALEN, W.C., 1906, COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR LURAY, VIRGINIA: USGS BULL. 285-B, PP. 140-145.POLLOCK, G.F., 1960, SKYLAND, CHESAPEAKE BOOK CO., 283P.1850 DIREXPL1900 DIREXPL1911 RECON W.H. WEED, LOCATED AND DESCRIBED.1973 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES; LOCATED.