Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
SecondaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPINCH & SWELL, LENSE
Ore controlFoliation Planes
Geology
Host rockMica Schist,Gneiss
Associated rockMica Schist,Gneiss · Cranberry Gneiss
StructureFries Thrust Fault Trending N80e Lies Approx. 1 Mile To South
Tectonic settingStone Mountain Block Of The Blue Ridge Thrust Sheet
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10082552
MRDS IDW055395
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.57369, -81.25454
References
RANKIN, ESPENSHADE, AND NEWMAN, 1972, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WINSTON-SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND TENNESSEE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-709-A