Mine detail: Gardner Mine

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Location: Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.8223, -81.57455
dep_id: 10067276
mrds_id: VA01767
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Barium-Barite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Barite
orebody_fm: LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Weathering Of The Bedrock
ore_ctrl: Fractures In The Bedrock
Reporter: Lovett, James A. (Sweet Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Beekmantown Formation
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: Northeast-Southwest Trending Thrust Faults, Mine Is Located On The Southern Flank Of The Marion Dome, 1 Mile North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault.
tectonic: Virginia Valley And Ridge
yfp_ba: >
Year first produced: 1875
ylp_ba: <
yr_lst_prd: 1902
dy_ba: >
disc_yr: 1875
discr: Gardner (?)
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