Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlVeins And Fracture Fillings , Clay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Limonite
GangueChert, Fluorite
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
Production years1906
First production1906
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10025715
MRDS IDK001644
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.98868, -81.97734
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.WOODWARD, H P, 1938, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 49, 91 P.? DIREXPL CLINCH VALLEY BARYTES COMPANY- DUG OPEN CUTS, MINEDEDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53.EDMUNDSON (1938)