Commodities
PrimarySulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Copper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Actinolite, Tremolite, Biotite, Chlorite, Muscovite, Barite
Other materialsArsenopyrite, Galena
Geology
Host rockAmphibole Schist · Ashe Formation
StructureFries thrust sheet
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Province
AlterationAmphibolite Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10307220
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.7232, -80.9197
References
Stose, A.J., and Stose, G.W., 1957, Geology and mineral resources of the Gossan Lead district and adjacent areas in Virginia: Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Bulletin 72, 233 p.Gair, J.E. and Slack, J.F., 1984, Deformation, geochemistry, and origin of massive sulfide deposits, Gossan Lead District, Virginia: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 1483 - 1520.