Description
G.G. Goodell (?)
Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In The Limestone/Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
Other materialsFluorite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trending Thrust Fault System, Faults, Mcmullin Syncline, Seven Springs Fault, Marion Dome. Mine Is Located Approximately 1000 Feet North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault, And 1700 Feet Northeast Of The Greenwood Thrust Fault.
Tectonic settingVirginia Valley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1906
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10080173
MRDS IDW031266
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.85007, -81.47704
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 IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42.DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, MINE