Mine detail: Chantilly Prospect B

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Location

Lat / long:

38.88364, -77.41552

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Secondary:	Silver
Ore:	Malachite
Gangue:	Barite, Pyrite
Orebody form:	LINEAR
Discovery year:	1968

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Diabase;Manassas Sandstone, Newark Group
Host type:	Sandstone
Associated rock:	Diabase
Associated type:	Diabase
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Culpeper Triassic Basin ; Reg.Trends: Northeast-Southwest, Some Faults Cut Across The Diabase Near Chantilly According To The State Map. Drake And Froelich (1977) Indicate Several Faults In The Vicinity Of Chantilly.
Tectonic:	Basin, Piedmont

References

MRDS	W000343
DEP	10067559
Reference	{Deposit:: *GOSTINO, J.P. AND HANSHAW, P.M., 1970, MALACHITE- AND SPECULARITE-BEARING TRIASSIC SANDSTONE LOCALITIES NEAR CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 700-C, P. C103-C106.}{Deposit:: DRAKE, A.A., JR., AND FROELICH, A.J., 1977, BEDROCK MAP OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE MAP 77-523, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:48 000.}{Deposit:: 1968 GEOPHYS U.S.G.S. - X-RAY ANALYSES GAVE PERCENTS OF C}{Reserve-Resource:: *GOSTINO AND HANSHAW REFERENCE}
Reporter	Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.), Sweet, Palmer C.