Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBreccia Pod, Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Little North Mountain Fault, Linville Creek Syncline, Dolostone Strikes Ne, Bedding Plane Fault At 142.7 M Below Surface.
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10080224
MRDS IDW031328
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.63143, -78.81667
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.DIREXPL SEVERAL DRILL HOLES SUNK IN EARLY 1950'SHERBERT AND YOUNG (1956)