Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite, Fluorite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Little North Mountain Fault, Anticlinal Cross-Warp (Nw-Se Trend), Saumsville Fault
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080231
MRDS IDW031338
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.73643, -78.73001
References
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70, 58 P.SCHERFFIUS, W.E., 1969, ZINC-LEAD-FLUORITE MINERALIZATION OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, NORTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY.YOUNG, R.S. AND RADER, E.K., 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE WOODSTOCK, WOLF GAP, CONICVILLE, AND EDINBURG QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA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.