Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES AND PODS
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockMarble,Mica Schist · Mt. Athos Marble Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Smith River Allochthon James River Synclinorium, Faulting?
Tectonic settingSmith River Allocthon
AlterationMarble Alteration To Clay
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10080194
MRDS IDW031293
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.11396, -79.37059
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, SULPHATES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, PP. 305-327.ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE-VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.DIREXPL ? - DUG TUNNELS, SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS, MINE