Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOriginally Submarine Metal Rich Brines Later Remobilized
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Mica Schist · Clay Residuum
StructureSmith River Allocthon, Formations Appear To Be Overturned
Tectonic settingRift-Related Fracturing With Super Imposed Allocthons Stacks
AlterationCalcareous Quartzite To Clay
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1887
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10080190
MRDS IDW031288
Alternate namesSaunders Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.21673, -79.26642
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN.SAUNDERS, FLEMING, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, IN ESPENSHADE (P.125) 1008, 155P. (P.125-129). 305-327.HALL, JOHN, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, IN ESPENSHADE (P.125); ALSO, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1987.1887? DIREXPL ? - DUG SHAFTS AND OPEN CUTS, MINE