Mine detail: Crenshaw Prospect

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Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.9809, -78.52667
dep_id: 10079999
mrds_id: W030874
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: LENS ()
ore_ctrl: Shear Zones (?)
Reporter: Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)
hrock_unit: Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
hrock_type: Greenstone
arock_unit: Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
arock_type: Meta-Basalt
Structure: Virgilina Synclinorium, Schistosity Strikes N. 55 Deg. E. And Dips 80 Deg. Se. A Prominent Joint Surface Strikes N. 70 Deg. W.
tectonic: Piedmont
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1915
References:
  • Deposit:: LANEY, F.B., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14, 176 P.
  • Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.
  • Deposit:: 1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.
  • Deposit:: DIREXPL SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS SUNK ON QUARTZ VEIN.
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