Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBreccia Pod
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Little North Mountain Fault, Anticlinal Cross-Warp (Nw-Se Trend), Rinkerton Anticline, Saumsville Fault, Linville Creek Syncline
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10080229
MRDS IDW031334
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.74865, -78.67751
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70, 58 P.SCHERFFIUS, W.E., 1969, ZINC-LEAD-FLUORITE MINERALIZATION OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, NORTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY.YOUNG, R.S. AND RADER, E.K., 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE WOODSTOCK, WOLF GAP, CONICVILLE, AND EDINBURG QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 35, 69 P.DIREXPL NEW JERSEY ZINC CO: CONDUCTED EXPLORATORY DRILLING DURING EARLY 1950'S