Commodities
PrimaryIron, Copper
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Limonite, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Lynchburg Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080137
MRDS IDW031223
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.85257, -80.37035
References
SWEET, P.C., AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATION.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTE