Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Limestone,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Walker Mountain Thrust Block, Faults, Mcmullen Syncline, Seven Springs Fault, Marion Dome. Area Of The Deposit Is Located Approximated 1400 Feet North Of Seven Springs Thrust Fault.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10080176
MRDS IDW031270
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.85257, -81.47038
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.DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, MINED