| Lat / long: | 36.82202, -81.5715 |
| Primary: | Barium-Barite |
| Ore: | Barite |
| Orebody form: | LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL , IRREGULAR |
| Discovery year: | 1875 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1875 |
| Last production ended: | 1902 |
| Host rock: | Beekmantown Formation |
| Host type: | Dolomite |
| Structure: | Northeast-Southwest Trending Thrust Faults, Mine Is Located On The Southern Flank Of The Marion Dome, 1 Mile North Of Seven Springs Thrust Fault. |
| Tectonic: | Virginia Valley And Ridge |
| MRDS | VA01751 |
| DEP | 10067262 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42.}{Deposit:: COOPER, B.N., 1936, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MARION AREA, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 46-L.}{Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53.}{Deposit:: FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).} |
| Reporter | Lovett, James A. (Sweet Palmer C.) |