Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockMica Schist · Lynchburg Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10096550
MRDS IDW030889
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.8859, -80.32007
References
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO VIRGINIA GEOLOGY - IV: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 27, P. 39-52.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.1883 DIREXPL1978 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. EXPL., PROSPECT LOCATED