Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Limonite
GangueChert, Dolomite, Limestone, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Limestone,Dolomite · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation;Stonehenge Limestone;Conococheague Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Thrust Faults And Slip Faults To North, East, And South Of Mine Area.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1906
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10106182
MRDS IDW031247
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.38534, -79.88755
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.1934 DIREXPL ? - DUG PITS AND TRENCHES, MINED1975 RECON VA. DIV. OF MIN. RESOURCES - INSPECTED SITEEDMUNDSON (1938).