Commodities
PrimaryKyanite
SecondarySand and Gravel, Construction
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsKyanite, Quartzite
GangueChalcopyrite, Garnet, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Whispering Creek Anticline
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1922
Identification
Deposit ID10089018
MRDS IDW007516
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.20367, -78.65056
References
ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., 1960, KYANITE, SILLIMANITE, AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 336., 121 P.JOHNSON, S.S., 1967, VIRGINIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE KYANITE-MULLITE INDUSTRY: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V.13, NO.1, P. 1-7.JONAS, A.I. AND WATKINS, J.H., 1932, KYANITE IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 38, 52 P.1922 DIREXPL MCLANAHAN-WATKINS CO.: BEGAN MINING.1936 DIREXPL PHOSPHATE RECOVERY CORP.: RE-COMMENCED MINING OPERATIONS.1979 OTHER KYANITE MINING CORP.: CEASED MINING OPERATIONS.