Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LINEAR
Ore controlBreccia Pod, Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite, Greenockite
Geology
Host rockDolomite,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Little North Mountain Fault, Linville Creek Syncline, Mayland Anticline, Dolostone Strikes Ne And Dips 60-65 Deg. Nw, One Small Flexure (Cross-Fracture).
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10080233
MRDS IDW031339
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.70004, -78.72751
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.BRENT, W.B., 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 76, 174 P.DIREXPL PROSPECTED BY SEVERAL BLAST HOLES DURING EARLY '50'S