Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Lynchburg Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Ararat River Synclinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10093817
MRDS IDW030925
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.65008, -80.58313
References
CONLEY, J.F., 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA-INTERPRETATIONS AND PROBLEMS, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO VIRGINIA GEOLOGY-III: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 7, P. 115-149.ESPENSHADE, G.H., RANKIN, D.W., SHAW, K.W., AND NEUMAN, R.B., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE WINSTON-SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-709-B, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.FONTAINE,W.M., 1883-84, NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FLOYD, VA., PLATEAU: THE VIRGINIAS, V. 4, P. 167, 178-180, 185-192; V. 5, P. 8-12.1966 RECON D.W. RANKIN: RECON MAPPING (MAP I-709-B