Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Formation;Rome
StructureLaswell Thrust Fault; Hiwassee Thrust Fault11, Delton Fault: Nnw Tranvesrs, West Side Up.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10080212
MRDS IDW031315
Alternate namesFlanagan Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.93424, -79.72366
References
MCDOWELL, R.C., 1968, STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF MACKS MOUNTAIN AREA, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH.D. DISSERTATION, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY.BOYD, C.R., 1881, RESOURCES OF SOUTH-WEST VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONS, 321 P.CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 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.HOOVER, D., 1987, HOOVER COLOR CORPORATION, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NO. 7, 167 P.1933 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV: ISSUED GEO. MAP OF VALLEY.1975 OTHER R.B. NEUMAN: COMPILED MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-709-B.BOYD, (1881, P. 40)