Commodities
PrimaryLimestone, General
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formOTHER (BEDDED)
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Witten Limestone
StructureNortheast-Southwest Trending Thrust Faults., Mine Is Located On The Western Flank Of The Marion Dome, 1000 Feet Northwest Of Hungry Mother Creek Fault And 3500 Feet Southeast Of Brushe Mountain Fault.
Tectonic settingVirginia Valley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1935
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10067258
MRDS IDVA01747
Alternate namesMarble Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.85646, -81.58511
References
BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14.COOPER, B.N., 1936, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MARION AREA, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 46-LEDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULETIN 53FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED)