Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryLead, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBindheimite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueFluorite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Albite Granodiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Albite Granodiorite
StructureHomocline, Ne-Sw Trend, Spewmarrow Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10080125
MRDS IDW031208
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.56201, -78.4564
References
SRC.REF: ARGYLE (1946)ARGYLE, B.E., 1946, EXPLORATION OF THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY, VA., TUNGSTEN AREA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 3857, 5 P.ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1947, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF VANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND MECKLENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 948-A, 17 P.LAURENCE, R.A., 1968, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS, IN RIDGE, J.D., (ED.), ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, VOL. I: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 155-168.PARKER, J.M., III, 1963, GEOLOGIC SETTING OF THE HAMME TUNGSTEN DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1122-G, 69 P.1943 GEOLMAP G.H. ESPENSHADE: BULLETIN ISSUED.1944 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES: AREA TRENCHED AND DRILLED.1949 GEOLMAP J.M. PARKER, III: BULLETIN ISSUED.1973 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: SITE INSPECTED.