Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES IN MARBLE AND MICA SCHIST
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble,Mica Schist,Conglomerate · Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
StructureSe Dipping Fault
AlterationMarble Alteration To Black Clay ("Umber")
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1874
Last production1964
Discovery year1874
Identification
Deposit ID10080186
MRDS IDW031282
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.20423, -79.28142
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.CLINE, T.L., 1907, SULFATES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, P.305-327.WATSON, T.L., 1907, SULPHATES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., PP. 305-327.ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008CLINE, J.H., AND GRAVATT, C.M., 1916, REPORT ON THE HEWITT BARITE MINE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.1874 DIREXPL ? - DUG PIT AND STARTED MININGDIREXPL BARIUM MINING CORPORATION - MINED1964 DIREXPL (ALBERT) WOOD MINING COMPANY - REWASHED DUMP1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MIN. RES. - INSPECTED SITEESPENSHADE (1954)