Copper Mine Point, Virgin Gorda Island, British Virgin Islands

Veins in very wide (up to 2 km) contact-metamorphic aureole around Copper Mine Point Pluton and Virgin Gorda Batholith (granodiorite). Some areas of granitic rocks and sulfide-bearing dikes are stained with nondescript secondary copper minerals. A good account of the mining history here can be found at www.poldark-mine.co.uk/bvi.htm.

Mineral List:

	Biotite

	Copper

	Molybdenite

	Quartz

4 entries listed. 3 valid minerals.

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