Commodities
PrimaryIron, Sulfur-Pyrite
SecondaryCopper, Iron, Pig Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueHornblende
Geology
Host rockSchist · Lynchburg Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10093814
MRDS IDW030886
Alternate namesLaurel Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.82618, -80.36007
References
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATIONCURREY, R.O., 1880, THE COPPER AND IRON REGION OF THE FLOYD-CARROLL-GRAYSON PLATEAU OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA: THE VIRGINIAS, V. 1, P. 80-81DIETRICH, R.V., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLOYD COUNTY OF THE BLUE RIDGE UPLAND, SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION SERIES, BULLETIN NO. 134, 160 P.1978 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., PROBABLE AREA DETERMINED