Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeResidual
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum, Byllesby Thrust Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud · Clay Residuum
Associated rockGneiss · Cranberry Gneiss Of Elk Park Plutonic Group
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Byllesby Overthrust; Falls Overthrust; Fries Junction Syncline, High Knob Syncline
Tectonic settingShady Valley Thrust Sheet (Unaka Belt)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10080164
MRDS IDW031256
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.7598, -81.15953
References
EDMNUDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85P.STOSE AND STOSE, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 72, 233P.EDMUNDSON (1938)