Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlVeins
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Pyrite, Specularite
GangueMarble, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Marble,Mica Schist · Mount Athos Formation (Chopawamsic Formation);Clay Residuum
StructureNe-Sw Trend, James River Synclinorium, Fault Just South Of Mine, Thrust Fault To North
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1937
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10080182
MRDS IDW031278
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.337, -79.08336
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE - VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCESESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008, 155 P.1937 DIREXPL ? - DUG PITS, TUNNELS, SHAFTS, MINED1974 RECON VA. DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES - INSPECTED SITEEDMUNDSON (1938)