Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite
GangueEpidote
Geology
Host rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
Associated rockBasalt · Catoctin Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080044
MRDS IDW030930
Alternate namesCove Farm Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.85421, -78.20693
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.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: J.P. BELL CO., LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, 618 P.WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED.DIREXPL