Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
SecondaryManganese
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES, BEDDED
Ore controlStrataboundum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Psilomelane
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble,Mica Schist · Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
StructureBowens Creek Fault, Faulting?
Tectonic settingSmith River Allocthon Window
AlterationMarble Altered To Clay
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1931
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10080196
MRDS IDW031295
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.93811, -79.55754
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. 305-327.1930 DIREXPL ? - WORKED SHAFTS, MINEDDIREXPL ? - DUG SHAFTS, MINED