Description
Rye Valley Mining Company ?
Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryDolomite, Calcium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBrecciated Zone, Local Zone Of Minor Thrust Faulting
Materials
Ore mineralsDolomite, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Other materialsCalcite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite
StructureNe-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge, Minor Thrust Faults
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10096160
MRDS IDVA01758
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.78119, -81.41704
References
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 PAGES