Description
Virginia Lead And Zinc Company
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlFractures In The Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite, Limestone
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite
StructureNe-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge, Anticline, Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10080240
MRDS IDW031346
Alternate namesCullop Property Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.76675, -81.55816
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.-PROSPECTE