Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlChemical Precipitation Of Metal Rich Brines In Rift Related Basin
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueChalcopyrite, Epidote, Limonite, Malachite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSlate,Phyllite
StructureSmith River Allocthon
Tectonic settingStacked Piedmont Allocthons, Rift Related Submarine Depression
AlterationMt Athos Marble To Residual Clay
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10080183
MRDS IDW031279
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.14785, -79.33948
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 PDIREXPL ? - DUG SHAF