Virginia · Wythe County
Past Producer

Austinville Flatwood Pb Zn Mine

Wythe County, Virginia, United States
ZincLead
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Description

New Jersey Zinc Company

Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formLENSE: PENCIL SHAPED WITH LENSE-LIKE CROSS SECTION
Ore controlOre Confined To Patterson And Saccarroidal Members Of Shady Dolomite.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Gypsum, Marcasite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite: Patterson Member (Usgs Usage) = Ribbon Member (Nj Zinc Usage);Shady Dolomite: Saccharoidal Member (Usgs) = Austinville Member (Nj Zinc)
StructureMultiple Imbricate, Steep Thrust Faults Parallel To Regional Structure; Fries Thrust.
Tectonic settingCarbonate Ramp Homocline: Upward Shallowing Platform Margin With Skilital Algae Reefs.
AlterationOxidation At Surface And Along Fault Planes; Dolomite Recryallized ("Met Zone") In Barren Zone Around Ore.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1965
Last production1975
Discovery year1965
Identification
Deposit ID10067278
MRDS IDVA01769
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates36.86229, -80.89758
References
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