Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
SecondaryLead
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFault: Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Bigby Limestone
StructurePlatform Cover Rocks, Including Coastal Plains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080804
MRDS IDW032174
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.45005, -84.9666
References
ROBINSON, L. C., 1931, THE VEIN DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 6, VOL. 41, PP. 1-127.FOHS, F. J., BARYTES DEPOSITS OF KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 4, VOL. 1, PT. 1, PP. 441-588.GUILD, PHILIP W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: A NUMERICAL LISTING OF DEPOSITS: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 858-A, PP. 1-75.JILLSON, WILLARD R., 1941, LEAD MINES OF THE LOWER KENTUCKY RIVER VALLEY: LOUISVILLE, JOHN P. MORTON AND CO., 47 P.