Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone-Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueLimestone
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Limestone · Clay Residuum;Elbrook Formation-Limestone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Read Mountain Anticline, Read-Coyner Fenster, Coyner Fault, Salem Fault, Pulaski Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10106181
MRDS IDW031241
Alternate namesRead Mine ?
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates37.3095, -79.92477
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.ANDREWS, L.E., 1952, STRUCTURE OF THE AREA NORTH OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PHD THESIS, JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.DIREXPL ? - DUG 4 OPEN CUT