Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite, Copper
SecondaryFluorine-Fluorite, Calcium
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlVeins, Residual Clay
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite
Other materialsCalcite, Fluorite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Walker Mountain Thrust Block. Ne-Sw Trending Thrust Fault System, Faults, Mcmullen Syncline, Seven Springs Fault, Marion Dome. Mine Lies Approximately 1400 Feet North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault.
Tectonic settingVa Valley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1906
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10080175
MRDS IDW031269
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.85507, -81.4601
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 GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 42.MCNEIL, O., PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1986.DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, MINEEDMUNDSON (1938)