Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In The Bedrock
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNortheast - Southwest Trending Thrust Faults, Pulaski Thrust Block., Mine Site Is Located On The Sutheastern Flank Of The Marion Dome, And One Mile North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault.
Tectonic settingVirginia Valley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10099662
MRDS IDVA01746
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.82675, -81.55261
References
BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42.COOPER, B.N., 1936, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MARION AREA, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 46-L.EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53.FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).