Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFissures
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Bull Run Shales
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Potomac Basin, Faulting
Tectonic settingTriassic Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1845
Discovery year1845
Identification
Deposit ID10067656
MRDS IDW000455
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.62504, -77.57858
References
ROBERTS, J.K., 1928, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 29, P 133-134.EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53, P. 54.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966,VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P.32-33WATSON, T L, 1907, SULPHATES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, P 305-327.FURCRON, A.S., 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WARRENTON QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VGS BULL. 54, P. 67-68.1845 DIREXPL ? - OPENED MINE, RECOVERED BARITE185? DIREXPL ? - MINED1880 DIREXPL ? - MINED189? DIREXPL ? - MINED1903 DIREXPL ? - MINEDLUTTRELL REF.ROBERTS REFERENCE