Commodities
PrimaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Formation (Austinville (Saccaroidal) Member);Shady Formation (Ribbon (Patterson) Member)
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Gleaves Knob Overthrust, Fenster, Anticline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10096557
MRDS IDW031355
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.81507, -81.04564
References
BOYD, C.R., 1888, MAP OF WYTHE COUNTY, VIRGINIA (SHOWING GEOLOGY AND OCCURRENCES OF LEAD, ZINC, ETC.).CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 233 P.1934 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 4