Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondarySilver
TertiaryIron, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPOD/LENS, PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlWithin Quartz Vein Which Intrudes Chloritic Schist
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Sphalerite
GangueAntimony, Arsenic, Calcite, Fluorite, Kaolinite, Pyromorphite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Diabase,Schist,Arkose · Lynchburg Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingPiedmont
AlterationHydrothermal Replacement
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1849
Identification
Deposit ID10106189
MRDS IDW031302
Alternate namesAlbemarle Zinc and Lead Co. Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.83727, -78.70584
References
NELSON, W.A., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 77, 92 P.WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.GIANNINI, W. F., 1959, A STUDY OF THE LEAD-ZINC DEPOSIT NEAR FABER, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, NO. 2326, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.ROBERTS, J.K., 1942 ANNOTATED GEOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF VIRGINIA: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., THE DIETZ PRESS, 693 P.CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 43, P. 89-91.1906 DIREXPL ALBEMARLE LEAD AND ZINC CO.: BUILT 80-TON/DAY MILL1915 DIREXPL ATLANTIC LEAD AND ZINC CO: ERECTED 100 T. MILL; OPERATED UNTIL 1919.