Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEINS AND LENSES. STRATABOUND
Ore controlOriginally, Statabound From Precipitation Of Metal Rich Brines.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueMarble, Muscovite, Quartzite
Geology
Host rockMarble,Mica Schist · Mt. Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
StructureBowen'S Creek Fault, Faulting?
Tectonic settingSmith River Allocthon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10080192
MRDS IDW031290
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.12146, -79.34476
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 PDIREXPL ? - MINED?DIREXPL E.T. HOWELL-DUG SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS, MINEDEDMUNDSON (1938)