Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENSE, PINCH AND SWELL , IRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In The Bedrock
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNortheast-Southwest Trending Thrust Faults, Mine 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 statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1902
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067262
MRDS IDVA01751
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.82202, -81.5715
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VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53.FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).