Commodities
PrimaryKyanite
SecondarySand and Gravel, Construction
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsKyanite, Quartzite
GangueBiotite, Feldspar, Hematite, Magnetite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile, Topaz
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Schist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Whispering Creek Anticline, Syncline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1957
Identification
Deposit ID10069811
MRDS IDW007514
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.47395, -78.46445
References
ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., 1960, KYANITE, SILLIMANITE, AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 336., 121 P.JOHNSON, S.S., 1967, VIRGINIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE KYANITE-MULLITE INDUSTRY: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V.13, NO.1, P. 1-7JONAS, A.I. AND WATKINS, J.H., 1932, KYANITE IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 38, 52 P.1949 DIREXPL USBURMINES, DDH, SAMPLES1957 DIREXPL KYANITE MINING CORP.: BEGAN MINING.JOHNSON (1967)