Location: | Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 36.75925, -81.53232 |
dep_id: | 10067269 |
mrds_id: | VA01760 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Zinc |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | No production occurred |
Development status: | Occurrence |
ore: | Sphalerite |
orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
model: | 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
conc_proc: | Fracture Filling, Surface Weathering (?) |
ore_ctrl: | Fractures In The Dolomite |
Reporter: | Lovett, James A. (Sweet Palmer C.) |
hrock_unit: | Shady Dolomite |
hrock_type: | Dolomite |
Structure: | Ne-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge |
disc_yr: | 1905 |
discr: | Virginia Lead And Zinc Company |
References: |
- Deposit:: CURRIER. L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 PAGES.
- Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 PAGES.
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