Description
Virginia Lead And Zinc Company
Commodities
PrimaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Limestone
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Shady Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge, Teas Fault; Anticline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10080241
MRDS IDW031348
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.77202, -81.47149
References
SRC.REF: WATSON, 1905, P. 109WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.1904 DIREXPL VIRGINIA LEAD AND ZINC CO.-PROSPECTED AREA1934 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 43