Commodities
PrimaryKyanite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsKyanite
GangueMuscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Schist · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Whispering Creek Anticline, Recumbent Isoclinal Anticline Folded Into Minor Anticlines And Synclines That Plunge 15-20 Deg Ne
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10069812
MRDS IDW007515
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.38562, -78.5764
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.JONAS, A.I. AND WATKINS, J.H., 1932, KYANITE IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOL. SURV. BULL. 38, 52 P.