Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Copper Ridge Dolostone;Maryville Limestone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Honaker Fault, Copper Ridge Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10080226
MRDS IDW031330
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.81675, -82.34985
References
COOPER, B.N., 1945, INDUSTRIAL LIMESTONES AND DOLOMITES IN VIRGINIA: CLINCH VALLEY DISTRICT: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 66, 259 P.WOODWARD, H.P., 1938, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 49, 91 P.1918 DIREXPL DEPOSIT PROSPECTED.1930 DIREXPL DEPOSIT PROSPECTED.1938 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 49.