Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
SecondaryCalcium
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In The Bedrock
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite
Other materialsCalcite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trending Thrust Faults., The Mine Is 2.8 Miles South Of The Saltville Thrust Fault, And 3.8 Miles North Of The Brushy Mountain Thrust Fault.
Tectonic settingVirginia Valley And Ridge.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1897
Last production1906
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10080177
MRDS IDW031273
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.90007, -81.59983
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.COOPER, B.N., 1936, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MARION AREA, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 46-L.BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42.1900? DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, MINE