Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Pyrite
GangueFeldspar, Marble, Muscovite, Quartz, Quartzite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Marble,Schist · Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Smith River Allochthon James River Synolinorium, Faulting
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10080198
MRDS IDW031297
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.96674, -79.46643
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. 305-327.1933 DIREXPL BARIUM MINING COMPANY-REWORKED DUMP PILES1974 RECON VA. DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES-INSPECTED SITEDIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, TRENCHES, SHAFTS?EDMUNDSON (1938) WATSON (1907)