Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueMarble, Muscovite, Quartz, Quartzite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Marble,Mica Schist · Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Smith River Allochthon James River Synclinorium, Faulting
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10106188
MRDS IDW031298
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.94257, -79.4917
References
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.WATSON, T.L., 1907, SULPHATES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, PP. 305-327.1937 DIREXPL BARIUM MINING CORPORATION-REWORKED DUMP PILE1974 RECON VA. DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES-INSPECTED SITEDIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, TRENCHES, SHAFTS, MINEDEDMUNDSON (1938)