Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlJoints
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Feldspar, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Cactoctin Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingOrogen
AlterationWeathering Residual Accumulation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1903
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10080043
MRDS IDW030929
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.80865, -78.29555
References
SWEET, P.C., AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VDMR, PUB. 27, P. 39-52.PHALEN, W.C., 1906, COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR LURAY VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 285, 506 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: USGS BULL. 455, 166 P.1903 DIREXPL S.M. BOYD, SUNK 1 SHAFT, INTERMITTENTLY WORKED FOR 1 YEAR.1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED.