Description
Hp Copenhaver ?
Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In The Bedrock
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNortheast - Southwest Trending Thrust Faults, Prospect Is Located On The Southern Flank Of The Marion Dome, 1 Mile North Of Seven Springs Thrust Fault.
Tectonic settingVirginia Valley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067260
MRDS IDVA01749
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.82064, -81.56511
References
BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42.COOPER, B.N., 1936, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MARION AREA, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 46-L.EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).