Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Rome
StructurePulaski Thrust Fault, Poor Mountain Thrust, Christiansburg Fenster
Tectonic settingMidgeosylncine
AlterationOxidation Of Zinc Sulfide
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10067235
MRDS IDVA01715
Alternate namesBonys Run Prospects
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.15563, -80.24089
References
WATSON, T.L. ,1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VIRGINIA, BULLETIN 1, 233P.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, P.74.