Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL ()
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
GangueEpidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
StructureVirgilina Synclinorium, Schistosity Strikes Almost N-S And Dips Almost Vertically
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10096551
MRDS IDW030911
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.59174, -78.78696
References
KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.LANEY, F.B., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14, 176 P.SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.DIREXPL LITTLEJOHN COPPER CO.: SANK 3 PROSPECT SHAFTS.LANEY (1917)