Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlVein-Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBiotite, Chlorite, Epidote, Feldspar, Hornblende, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Gneiss · Virginia Blue Ridge Complex-Marshall Gneiss-Granite.;Clay Residuum
Associated rockGneiss
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Faults, Suck Mountain Fault ?
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Province
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1866
Discovery year1866
Identification
Deposit ID10080149
MRDS IDW031239
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.36145, -79.65726
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, SULPHATES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION COMISSION, PP. 305-335.HAMILTON, C.L., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE PEAKS OF OTTER AREA, BEDFORD AND BOTETOURT COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PHD THESIS, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.WOODWARD, H.P., 1932, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ROANOKE AREA, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 34, 172 P.1866 DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN PITS AND MINED BARITE1906 DIREXPL ? - DUG TRENCHES AND SHAFTS, MINEDEDMUNDSON (1938)