Commodities
PrimaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In The Dolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite
StructureNe-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge, Thrust Faulting Of Folded Strata
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10080234
MRDS IDW031340
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.81675, -81.29982
References
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.RANKIN, D.W., ESPENSHADE, G.H., AND NEUMAN, R.B., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WINSTON-SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-709-A, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.1934 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 43.1972 GEOLMAP R.B. NEUMAN: MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-709-A.