Description
Clinchfield Sand And Feldspar Co.
Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
SecondaryTantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlPegmatite Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsPlagioclase, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Garnet, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Moneta Gneiss
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Faults
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1928
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10080105
MRDS IDW031181
Alternate namesHottinger Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.27173, -79.43865
References
BROWN, W.R., 1962, MICA AND FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 3, 195 P.DIETRICH, R.V., 1970, MINERALS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, RESEARCH DIVISION BULLETIN 47, 325 P.GRIFFITTS, JAHNS, AND LEMKE, 1953, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, PART 4. OUTLYING DEPOSITS IN VIRGINIA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 248-C, PP. 171-202.PEGAU, A.A., 1932, PEGMATITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 33, 123 P.DEAR, P.S., MATHEWS, A.L., AND WHITTEMORE, J.W., 1938, AN INVESTIGATION OF SOME VIRGINIA FELDSPARS: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION SERIES, BULLETIN 35, 48 P.1928 DIREXPL CLINCHFIELD SAND AND FELDSPAR CO.-MINED FELDSPAR1949 DIREXPL CAROLINA MINERAL CO.-MINED FELDSPAR1955 DIREXPL CLINCHFIELD SAND AND FELDSPAR CO.-MINED FELDSPARDEAR, ETAL, (1938)