Description
Cornett-Hull ?
Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In The Bedrock
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNortheast-Southwest Trending Thrust Faults, The Prospect Is Located Southeast Of The Marion Dome, About 1200 Feet Northwest Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault, And 300 Feet Southeast Of An Unnamed Thrust Fault.
Tectonic settingVirginia Valley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067275
MRDS IDVA01766
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.82147, -81.53288
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VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53.FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).