Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Catoctin Formation
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Triassic Basin Border Fault, Transverse Faulting
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080038
MRDS IDW030923
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.66673, -78.79974
References
FURCRON, A.S., 1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 39, 124 P1929 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 39.DIREXPL SHAFT SUNKFURCRON (1935, P. 109)