Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryZinc, Strontium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR: PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Galena, Sphalerite, Strontianite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Greendale-Lexington Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1901
Identification
Deposit ID10080795
MRDS IDW032161
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.28338, -84.74992
References
JILLSON, WILLARD R., 1941, LEAD MINES OF THE LOWER KENTUCKY RIVER VALLEY: LOUISVILLE, JOHN P. MORTON AND CO., 47 P.FOHS, F. J., 1913, BARYTES DEPOSITS OF KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 4, VOL. 1, PT. 1, PP. 441-588.ROBINSON, L. C., THE VEIN DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 6, VOL. 41, PP. 1-127.