Virginia · Tazewell County
Past Producer

Earl Mine

Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlVeins
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Paint Lick Mountain Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10025733
MRDS IDK001666
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.10146, -81.65816
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 CUT, MINEEDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, VA. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 53.EDMUNDSON (1938)