Mine detail: Van Hoy Prospect

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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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