Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockDolomite
StructurePulaski Fault
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1885
Discovery year1840
Identification
Deposit ID10080215
MRDS IDW031318
Alternate namesMartin Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.24618, -79.99117
References
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.BARTHOLOMEW, MERVIN J., 1981, GEOLOGY OF THE ROANOKE AND STEWARTSVILLE QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 43, 23 P.