Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum?
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Limestone,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Paint Lick Mountain Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10094991
MRDS IDK001665
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.10146, -81.66511
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPT. 6, 164 P.EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53, 85 P.1901 DIREXPL ? - DUG OPENINGS, PROSPECTEEDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, VA. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 53.