Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Iron
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures And Brecciation, Meteoric Water Circulation; Originally Metal-Rich Brines.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Dolomite, Goethite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Formation;Rome Formation (Nearby Dominant Formation)
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Hiwassee (Laswell) Fault, Powhatan Thrust, Part Of Nnw Trending Delton Tranverse Fault
Tectonic setting0.5 Km Se Of Major Thrust Fault
AlterationOxidation Of Most Of Pb And Zn Sulfides
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1945
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10080211
MRDS IDW031314
Alternate namesClark's Bank Mines, Arbuckle Mine.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.95063, -80.74341
References
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.MCCREATH, A.S., AND D'INVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER - CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA: HARRISBURG, PA., HARRISBURG PUBLISHING CO., 171 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL, 618 P.MCDOWELL, R.C., 1968, STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF THE MACKS MOUNTAIN AREA, VIRGINIA: P.H.D. DISSERTATION, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, 144 P.1902 DIREXPL BERTHA MINERAL CO.: OPERATED FOR ZINC.DIREXPL MINE OPERATED FOR IRON PRIOR TO 1887.DIREXPL OPERATED IN 1940'S.WATSON (1907, P. 449, 531)