Location: | Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 36.85563, -81.46176 |
dep_id: | 10067265 |
mrds_id: | VA01755 |
Commodity type: | nonmetallic |
Major mineral: | Barium-Barite |
Minor mineral: | Calcium |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | No production occurred |
Development status: | Occurrence |
ore: | Barite, Calcite |
orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
work_type: | Surface/Underground |
ore_ctrl: | Fractures In The Dolomite |
Reporter: | Lovett, James A. (Sweet Palmer C.) |
hrock_unit: | Beekmantown Formation |
hrock_type: | Clay, Mud,Dolomite |
Structure: | Ne/Sw Trending Thrust Fault System, Prospect Area Is Located Approximately 1700 Feet North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault. |
tectonic: | Virginia Valley And Ridge |
disc_yr: | 1880 |
References: |
- BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 42
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