Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBreccia Bed, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Little North Mountain Fault, Anticlinal Cross-Warp (Nw-Se Trend), Linville Creek Syncline
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080216
MRDS IDW031319
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.55226, -78.87918
References
BRENT, W.B., 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 76, 174 P.HERBERT, P., JR., AND YOUNG, R.S., 1956, SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 70, 58 P.SCHERFFIUS, W.E., 1969, ZINC-LEAD- FLUORITE MINERALIZATION OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, NORTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY.1950 DIREXPL TRI-STATE ZINC, INC: CONDUCTED DIAMOND EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN EARLY 1950'S