Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlFoliation Planes In The Mica Schist.
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Mylonite,Augen Gneiss · Cranberry Gneiss
Associated rockGneiss,Augen Gneiss · Shoal Gneiss (Stose & Stose, 1957), Cranberry Gneiss (Rankin, Et El., 1972)
StructureW-Sw/E-Ne Trending Fries (Thrust) Fault Family, E-W Trend Of The Foliation/Schistosity
Tectonic settingOn The Same Mountain Block Of The Blue Ridge Thrust Sheets
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Last production1937
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10080163
MRDS IDW031255
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.57425, -81.25788
References
STOSE & STOSE, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 72, 233P.RANKIN, ESPENSHADE, AND NEWMAN, 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WINSTON SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND TENNESSEE, USGS MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-709-A.1936 DIREXPL ? - DUG TRENCHE