Commodities
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnknown
Geology
Host rockSlate,Meta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend, Normal Fault About 1 Km Nne Of Area Trending S 40 Deg E.
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10080042
MRDS IDW030928
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.55643, -78.39111
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.1979 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES SHAFT NOT LOCATED.DIREXPL