Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Hemimorphite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Elbrook Formation;Rome Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Pulaski Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationZinc Minerals Oxidized.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080204
MRDS IDW031305
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.43339, -79.86644
References
CHEN, PING-FAN, 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOOSE CREEK AREA NEAR ROANOKE, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH.D. THESIS, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA WITH EXPLANATORY TEXT: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42, 56 P.CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.MILICI, R.C., SPIKER, C.T., JR., AND WILSON, J.M., 1963, GEOLOGIC MAP OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.HENIKA, W.S., 1981, GEOLOGY OF THE VILLAMONT AND MONTVALE QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 35, 18 P.1932 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 42