Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Copper Ridge Syncline, Honaker Fault, Copper Creek Fault.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1902-1905
First production1902
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10025706
MRDS IDK001634
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.94868, -82.05373
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.1902 DIREXPL CLINCH VALLEY BARYTES COMPANY- DUG OPEN CUT, MINEDEDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53.