Description
Virginia Lead And Zinc Company
Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryManganese
TertiaryQuartz, Dolomite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsHemimorphite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Quartz, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite
Other materialsDolomite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Shady Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Valley And Ridge, Faulting, Anticline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10080235
MRDS IDW031341
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.77647, -81.45232
References
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.MILLER, R.L., 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE GLADE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 61, 150 P.STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 17, 166 P.WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.1904 DIREXPL VIRGINIA LEAD & ZINC CO.: PROSPECTED AREA.191? DIREXPL PROPERTY PROSPECTED FOR MANGANESE.1934 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 43.