Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum, Fractures, Bedding Planes
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Limestone,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Faults?
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1885-1890
First production1885
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10025722
MRDS IDK001653
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.13646, -81.53232
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.1885 DIREXPL CAPTAIN FUDGE - DUG OPEN CUTS, MINED1917 DIREXPL J D PEERY- DUG OPEN CUTS, MINED?EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, VA. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 53.