Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum Between Dolomite Beds And Pinnacles.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueChert, Dolomite, Limestone
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Thrust Fault Just To North Of Mine-A Subsidiary Thrust Fault Of The Pulaski-Staunton Thrust Fault, Maybe The Cedar Ridge Fault Of Hay (1950); Fincastle Or Flatwoods Syncline.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1894
Discovery year1894
Identification
Deposit ID10080152
MRDS IDW031243
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.56034, -79.85699
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE - VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.MCGUIRE, O.S., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE EAGLE ROCK, STROM, ORISKANY, AND SALISBURY QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 24.HAY, N.R.T., 1950, GEOLOGY OF THE FINCASTLE SYNCLINE, BOTETOURT COUNTY, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED MS THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.1894? DIREXPL ? - DUG PITS, TRENCH AND SHAFT, MINED1975 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.-INSPECTED SITEEDMUNDSON (1938)