Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueMarble, Muscovite, Quartzite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Marble,Mica Schist · Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Smith River Allochthon James River Synclinorium, Faulting
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10080197
MRDS IDW031296
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.94368, -79.48948
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE-VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCESWATSON, T.L., 1907, SULPHATES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, PP. 305-327.1935 DIREXPL BARIUM MINING CORPORATION-MINED OPEN CUT1974 RECON VA. DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES-INSPECTED SITEDIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, SHAFTS, MINED.EDMUNDSON (1938); WATSON (1907)