Virginia · Smyth County
Occurrence

Van Hoy Prospect

Smyth County, Virginia, United States
Zinc
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Description

Virginia Lead And Zinc Company

Commodities
PrimaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In The Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite
StructureNe-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10067269
MRDS IDVA01760
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.75925, -81.53232
References
CURRIER. L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 PAGES.WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 PAGES.