Description
Virginia Lead And Zinc Company
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
TertiaryDolomite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Limestone
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Shady Dolomite
StructureNe-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge, Quebec Thrust Fault, Anticline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10080237
MRDS IDW031343
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.76147, -81.49343
References
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.1905 DIREXPL VIRGINIA LEAD AND ZINC CO.-PROSPECTED1935 GEOLMAP VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: ISSUED BULL. 43