Westfeldt Prospect (Kolb-Westfeldt; Westerveldt), Swain County Copper District (Fontana District), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 35° 30' 47'' North , 83° 41' 57'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 35.51305389404297, -83.69916534423828 |
REF:Analytical Data:: ESPENSHADE, 1963
Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1963, GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND ALABAMA: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 1142-I, P. I1 - I50
Deposit:: USGS COMPILE ESPENSHADE, G.H., USGS BULL. 1142-
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Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Trace) - Zinc
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 91: Massive sulfide, Besshi
Host Rock Unit: Thun Derhead Sandstone - Feldspathic Sst, Quartzite
Structure: Average Strike Of Strata N 65 Deg E., Dip 55 Deg Se Foliation Strikes N 70 Deg E And Dips 45 Deg Se.
Host Rock: Schist, Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Blue Ridge
Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
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