Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Calcium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR. LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFractures In The Bedrock
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Calcite, Fluorite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trending Thrust Faults, The Mine Is Located Southeast Of The Marion Dome, Approximately 1000 Feet Northwest Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault, And 100 To 300 Feet Southeast Of An Unnamed Thrust Fault.
Tectonic settingVirginia Valley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1906
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10080172
MRDS IDW031265
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.81675, -81.54983
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42.COOPER, B.N., 1936, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MARION AREA, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 46-L.FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I., MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).DIREXPL ? - DUG PITS, TRENCHES, MINE