Virginia · Smyth County
Past Producer
Gardner Mine
Smyth County, Virginia, United States
Barium-Barite
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Description
Gardner (?)
Commodities
Primary
Barium-Barite
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Surface
Orebody form
LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
Ore control
Fractures In The Bedrock
Materials
Ore minerals
Barite
Geology
Host rock
Dolomite · Beekmantown Formation
Structure
Northeast-Southwest Trending Thrust Faults, Mine Is Located On The Southern Flank Of The Marion Dome, 1 Mile North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault.
Tectonic setting
Virginia Valley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1875
Last production
1902
Discovery year
1875
Identification
Deposit ID
10067276
MRDS ID
VA01767
Region
NA
Data score
D
Coordinates
36.8223, -81.57455
References
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