Commodities
PrimaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlUpper Dolostone Bed
Materials
Ore mineralsHemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite
Geology
StructureE-W Trend, Clinchport Fault, Copper Creek Fault, Bellamy Fault, Tear Faulting
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationPorous, Gossanlike Material Of Limonite And Silicified Dolomite Fills Fractures
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10094990
MRDS IDK001599
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.66202, -82.69264
References
RODGERS, JOHN, AND KENT, D.F., 1943, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.BEHRE, C.H., JR., AND RODGERS, JOHN, 1943, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.BRENT, W.B., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE CLINCHPORT QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5, 47 P.1943 DIREXPL J.S. BROWN: PROSPECTED PROPERTY.1943 GEOLMAP RODGERS AND OTHERS, MAP1962 GEOLMAP VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: ISSUED REP. INV. 5.1968 COMPILE WEDOW, REPORTBEHRE AND RODGERS (1943), RODGERS AND KENT (1943).