Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Iron, Iron, Pig Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueMuscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Lynchburg Group, Ashe Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Fries Thrust, 3 Phases Of Regional Deformation
Tectonic settingOrogen
AlterationLow Grade Regional Metamorphism (Garnet Grade)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10082544
MRDS IDW055386
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.80118, -80.78591
References
CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT; VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 59, 33P.CURREY, R.O., 1859, A GEOLOGICAL VISIT TO THE VIRGINIA COPPER REGION; KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, BECKETT, HAWS AND CO., REPRINTED IN PART UNDER COPPER AND IRON REGION OF THE FLOYD-CARROLL-GRAYSON PLATEAU OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA, ETC.: THE VIRGINIAS, 1880, VOLUME 1, P.62-64, 69-71, 74-77, 80-81, 95.WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166P.WRIGHT, R.J., AND RAMAN, R.D., 1948, THE GOSSAN LEAD, CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT, 21P.