Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Goethite, Pyrite
GangueGarnet, Hornblende, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockHornblendite,Schist · Lynchburg Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10100232
MRDS IDW030868
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.70008, -80.63313
References
CURREY, R.O., 1859, A GEOLOGICAL VISIT TO THE VIRGINIA COPPER REGION: KNOXVILLE, TENN., BECKETT, HAWS AND CO.; REPRINTED IN PART UNDER COPPER AND IRON REGION OF THE FLOYD-CARROLL-GRAYSON PLATEAU OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA, ETC.: THE VIRGINIAS, 1880, V. 1, P. 62-64, 69-71, 74-77, 80-81, 95.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.DIREXPL MINE OPENED