Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueEpidote, Hematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Associated rockDiabase · Diabase
StructureNe-Sw Trend Culpeper Triassic Basin
AlterationContact Metasomatism Of Shale And Sandstone By Diabase Intrusion.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10082546
MRDS IDW055389
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.94975, -77.42302
References
THE VIRGINIAS, 1880, COPPER VOL.1, NO.4, P.53BERNSTEIN, L.R., 1980, MINERALS OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA, DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, EDUCATIONAL SERIES NO.5, 148P.