| Deposit ID | 10080030 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030913 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pandora Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.75196, 36.6184 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 148 |
| Relative position | 2.6 KM (1.6 MI) NORTH OF RED BANK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Halifax(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virgilina(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
South Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Dan(hydrologic unit)
Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)
Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Halifax |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| Rock description | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| Rock description | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| (1) | -78.75196, 36.6184 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Virgilina Synclinorium |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Schistosity Has A N-S Strike And Essentially A Vertical Dip. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Virgilina District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030913 |
KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.
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.
SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.
1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.
DIREXPL SHALLOW SHAFT SUNK DURING LATE 1800'S OR EARLY 1900'S.
LANEY (1917)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO QUARTZ VEIN OBSERVED IN VICINITY BY EITHER LANEY (1917) OR SWEET (1976) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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