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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