Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Psilomelane, Wad
GangueBiotite, Chlorite, Marble, Muscovite, Quartzite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Marble,Mica Schist · Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, James River Synclinorium, Smith River Allochthon, Faulting?
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10080181
MRDS IDW031277
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.21478, -79.27503
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008, 155 P1923 DIREXPL NATIONAL PAINT AND MANGANESE CO., PROSPECTED1939 DIREXPL OTTER RIVER MINING CO., PROSPECTED1981 RECON VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES-INSPECTED SITED SITEDIREXPL ? - DUG SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS, MINED BA