Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueBiotite, Marble, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Marble,Mica Schist · Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, James River Synclinorium, Faulting?
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1907
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10080179
MRDS IDW031275
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.1834, -79.26642
References
WATSON, T.L., 1907, SULPHATES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, PP. 305-327DIREXPL ? - MINEWATSON (1907)