Mine detail: Henderlite Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

36.85563, -81.46176

Resource(N)

Primary:	Barium-Barite
Secondary:	Calcium
Ore:	Barite, Calcite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1880

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Beekmantown Formation
Host 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

References

MRDS	VA01755
DEP	10067265
Reference	BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 42
Reporter	Lovett, James A. (Sweet Palmer C.)