| Location: | Halifax County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 36.59813, -78.78085 |
| dep_id: | 10080022 |
| mrds_id: | W030903 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Copper |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | No production occurred |
| Development status: | Occurrence |
| ore: | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite |
| gangue: | Quartz |
| ore_ctrl: | Shear Zones (Veins In Area Strike N 5-10 Deg E) |
| Reporter: | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.), Sweet, Palmer C. |
| hrock_unit: | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| hrock_type: | Greenstone |
| arock_unit: | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| arock_type: | Meta-Basalt |
| Structure: | Virgilina Synclinorium, Prevailing Schistosity Strikes N 10-20 Deg E And Dips 70-80 Deg E. |
| tectonic: | Piedmont |
| dy_ba: | < |
| disc_yr: | 1917 |
| References: |
- 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:: KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGIINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.
- Deposit:: 1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.
- Deposit:: DIREXPL PROSPECT PITS DUG.
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