Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueChert, Dolomite, Limestone, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Copper Ridge Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Pulaski-Staunton Fault, Syncline, Faults Subsidiary To The Pulaski-Staunton Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10080156
MRDS IDW031248
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.55756, -79.9056
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE - VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCESHAY, N.R.T., 1950, GEOLOGY OF THE FINCASTLE SYNCLINE, BOTETOURT COUNTY, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED MS THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.1850? DIREXPL ? - DUG PITS AND TRENCH, MINED1917 DIREXPL ? - REWORKED MINE1935 DIREXPL N.S. HOTINGER - DUG MORE TRENCHES, MINEDEDMUNDSON, (1938)