Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In The Dolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNortheast-Southwest Trending Thrust Faults., Mine On The Western Flank Of The Marion Dome, 800 Feet East, Southeast Of Hungry Mother Creek Fault.
Tectonic settingVirginia Valley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1906
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067263
MRDS IDVA01752
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.85175, -81.5815
References
BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42COOPER, 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VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).