Mine detail: Henderlite Prospect

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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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