Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Hiwassee (Laswell) Fault, Holston Mountain Fault, Transverse Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10080214
MRDS IDW031317
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.93785, -80.72924
References
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.ESPENSHADE, G.H. AND OTHERS, 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE WINSTON-SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-709-B, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.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.1933 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED GEO. MAP OF VALLEY.1975 OTHER R.B. NEUMAN: COMPILED MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-709-B.MCCREATH AND D'INVILLIERS (1887, P. 24)