Description
J.N. And N.S. Hotinger
Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Copper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum Between And Above Dolomite Pinnacles
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Limonite
GangueChert, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Fincastle Syncline; Thrust Faults To North And South Of Mine
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1935
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10080153
MRDS IDW031244
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.48784, -79.9581
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.HAY, N.R.T., 1950, GEOLOGY OF THE FINCASTLE SYNCLINE, BOTETOURT COUNTY, VIRGINIA: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA UNPUBLISHED MS THESIS.1935 DIREXPL J.N. AND N.S. HOTINGER? - DUG PIT AND MINED1936 DIREXPL CLINCHFIELD SAND AND FELDSPAR CO. - MINED1975 RECON VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES - INSPECTED SITEEDMUNDSON, (1938)