Virginia · Smyth County
Occurrence
Farts Prospect #1
Smyth County, Virginia, United States
Barium-Barite
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
Primary
Barium-Barite
Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Workings
Surface
Orebody form
LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
Ore control
Fractures In The Bedrock
Materials
Ore minerals
Barite, Fluorite
Geology
Host rock
Dolomite · Beekmantown Formation
Structure
Northeast-Southwest Trending Thrust Faults, Prospect Is Located On The Western Flank Of The Marion Dome, 650 Feet Southeast Of Hungry Mother Creek Fault.
Tectonic setting
Virginia Valley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1875
Identification
Deposit ID
10067261
MRDS ID
VA01750
Region
NA
Data score
D
Coordinates
36.84758, -81.58872
References
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