Mine detail: Sterling Copper Occurrence

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Location

Lat / long:

39.00559, -77.43441

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper, Manganese
Ore:	Chrysocolla, Malachite

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Shale
Associated rock:	Diabase
Associated type:	Diabase
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend Culpeper Triassic Basin

References

MRDS	W055408
DEP	10082564
Reference	BERNSTEIN, L.R., 1980, MINERALS OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, EDUCATIONAL SERIES NO.5, 148P
Reporter	Sweet, Palmer C.