Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryIron, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum, Bedding Surfaces
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Limonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Limestone,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Copper Ridge Syncline, Honaker Fault, Copper Creek Fault.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10025695
MRDS IDK001618
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.9659, -82.0254
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPT. 6, 164 P.EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53, 85 P.? DIREXPL ? -DUG OPEN CUTS, MINEEDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, VA. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 53.EDMUNDSON (1938)