Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueMarble, Muscovite, Quartzite
Geology
Host rockMarble,Mica Schist · Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Smith River Allochthon James River Synclinorium, Faulting?
Tectonic settingSmith River Allocthon
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1935
Last production1937
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10080195
MRDS IDW031294
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.09118, -79.31558
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.DIREXPL ? - OPENINGS WERE MADEDIREXPL BARIUM MINING CORP.-DUG TEST PITS