Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Limestone,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Faults
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10025736
MRDS IDK001670
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.13257, -81.55176
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 TRENCH, MINEEDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, VA. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 53.