Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR IN CLAY RESIDUUM AROUND PINNACLES
Ore controlResidual Weathering
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite, Limonite, Smithsonite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite
StructureNe-Sw Trend Of Stack Of Imbricate Allocthons., Hematite Mountain Overthrust, Sayer School Fault.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationOxidation Of Sulfides
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10067282
MRDS IDVA01773
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.91063, -80.80119
References
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOL SURVEY BULL 43, 122 P