Location: | Charlotte County, Virginia, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 36.99424, -78.54334 |
dep_id: | 10080000 |
mrds_id: | W030875 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Copper, Gold |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | No production occurred |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Bornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Gold, Malachite |
gangue: | Quartz |
ore_ctrl: | Shear Zones |
Reporter: | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.), Sweet, Palmer C. |
hrock_unit: | Aaron Formation (Middle Member);Virgilina G |
hrock_type: | Greenstone |
arock_unit: | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
arock_type: | Meta-Basalt |
Structure: | Virgilina Synclinoriom |
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:: DIREXPL TWO PROSPECT PITS OR SHALLOW SHAFTS SUNK
- Deposit:: 1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE
- Production:: LANEY (1917)
|