Virginia · Smyth County
Occurrence

Groseclose Prospect #2

Smyth County, Virginia, United States
Barium-Barite
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Description

G.G. Goodell (?)

Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlVeins Along Local Fractures And Brecciated Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trending Thrust Fault Systems, Prospect Lies Approximately 1200 Feet North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault.
Tectonic settingVa. Valley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067266
MRDS IDVA01756
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.83536, -81.82927
References
BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 42