Mine detail: Stony Point Mine

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Location:	Albemarle County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	38.11894, -78.34416
dep_id:	10080134
mrds_id:	W031220
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Iron
Minor mineral:	Copper
Trace mineral:	Sulfur-Pyrite, Gold, Silver
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Malachite, Pyrite
gangue:	Hematite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite
work_type:	Surface/Underground
alteration:	Oxidation Of Chalcopyrite To Goethite
Reporter:	Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.), Sweet, Palmer C.
hrock_unit:	Swift Run Formation
hrock_type:	Schist
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, A Fault Trending Nw-Se Lies About 152 M 1500 Ft) Ne Of The Mine
tectonic:	Piedmont
Year first produced:	1885
yr_lst_prd:	1990
disc_yr:	1878
discr:	Major Mason
References:	Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P. Deposit:: NELSON, W.A., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 77, 92 P. Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., 618 P. Deposit:: WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 455, 166 P. Deposit:: TAZELAAR, J.F., 1958, A GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OF STONY POINT, VIRGINIA, IRON-COPPER DEPOSIT: UNPUBLISHED M.A. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. Deposit:: 1885 DIREXPL MAJOR MASON: WORKED THE GOSSAN UNTIL 1890, SHIPPED 2500 CARLOADS OF ORE, BUT STOPPED WORKINGS DUE TO HIGH SILICA, AND INCREASING CHALCOPYRITE CONTENT MADE THE ORE UNSUITABLE FOR SMELTING (WEED, 1911) Production:: WEED (1911)