Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
SecondaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Lexington Limestone;Tyrone Limestone (At 300 Feet)
StructurePlatform Cover Rocks, Including Coastal Plains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1904
Identification
Deposit ID10106249
MRDS IDW032167
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.48338, -84.94993
References
ROBINSON, L.C., 1931, THE VEIN DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 6, VOL. 41, PP. 1-127.GUILD, PHILIP W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: A NUMERICAL LISTING OF DEPOSITS: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 858-A, PP. 1-75.FOHS, F. J., 1913, BARYTES DEPOSITS OF KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 4, VOL. 1, PT. 1, PP. 441-588.JILLSON, WILLARD R., 1941, LEAD MINES OF THE LOWER KENTUCKY RIVER VALLEY: LOUISVILLE, JOHN P. MORTON AND CO., 47 P.