Mine detail: Ellis Prospect

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Location: Halifax County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.28036, -77.88999
dep_id: 10055334
mrds_id: RE00642
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Molybdenum
Minor mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Tungsten
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
gangue: Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
model: 79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
alteration: Sericitic, Chloritic, Carbonate
ore_ctrl: Hydrothermal Veins
Reporter: Klein, T.L.
hrock_type: Granite
arock_type: Felsic Volcanic Rock
tectonic: Eastern Carolina Slate Belt
References:
  • Analytical Data:: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT BY R.G. SCHMIDT
  • Deposit:: CARPENTER, P.A.,III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 84, P. 35-37.
  • Deposit:: SCHMIDT, R.G., 1978, THE POTENTIAL FROM PORPHYRY COPPER-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 907-E, P. E-25
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