Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryLead, Zinc, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBindheimite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueFluorite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Albite Granodiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Albite Granodiorite
StructureHomocline, Ne-Sw Trend, Spewmarrow Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10096555
MRDS IDW031207
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.55451, -78.44973
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1947, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF VANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND MECKLENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 948-A, 17 P.LAURENCE, R.A., 1968, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS, IN RIDGE, J.D., (ED.), ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, VOL. I: NEW YORK, AMERERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 155-168.PARKER, J.M., III, 1963, GEOLOGIC SETTING OF THE HAMME TUNGSTEN DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1122-G, 69 P.1943 DIREXPL SOUTHERN AGGREGATES CORP.: CONDUCTED EXPLORATORY MINING.1943 GEOLMAP G.H. ESPENSHADE: BULLETIN ISSUED.1949 GEOLMAP J.M. PARKER, III: BULLETIN ISSUED.1973 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE