Description
J.N. And N.S. Hotinger
Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend; Blue Ridge-Catoctin Mountain Anticlinorium, Local Unnamed Anticline, Steeles Tavern Syncline; Fairfield Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1936
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10080161
MRDS IDW031253
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.96449, -79.19892
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P1934 DIREXPL J.N. AND N.S. HOTINGER-PROSPECTED AND MINEEDMUNDSON, R.S., (1938)