Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueBiotite, Marble, Muscovite, Quartzite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Marble,Schist · Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, James River Synclinorium, Smith River Allochthon, Faults
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1937
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10080184
MRDS IDW031281
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.21673, -79.28308
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008.1937 DIREXPL ? - PROSPECTEDDIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUT, MINEDEDMUNDSON (1938).