Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlVeins Along Local Fractures And Brecciated Zones
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Walker Mountain Thrust Block, Prospect Lies Approximately 1000 Feet North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1875
Last production1906
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10080174
MRDS IDW031268
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.85563, -81.45926
References
EDMUNDSON, R. S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 42.DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUT