Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlAlong Lines Of Jointing Or Schistosity
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiabase,Meta-Basalt
Associated rockDiabase,Basalt · Catoctin Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Front Royal Fault
Tectonic settingOrogen
AlterationConcentration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1863
Identification
Deposit ID10080046
MRDS IDW030932
Alternate namesMarshall Mine, Sealock Mine, Ravenswood Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.88198, -78.10693
References
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980 METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES IN PREPARATIONWATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA, J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSIOF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.1861 DIREXPL 35 TONS OF CU ORE REMOVED AND SHIPPED ABROAD.1904 DIREXPL 61M SHAFT DRIVEN.1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED.WEED (1911).