| Location: | Fauquier County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 38.54115, -77.72081 |
| dep_id: | 10067563 |
| mrds_id: | W000347 |
| Commodity type: | nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Barium-Barite |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Production occurred |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Barite |
| gangue: | Calcite, Quartz |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
| conc_proc: | Vein Replacement |
| ore_ctrl: | Veins, Clay Residuum |
| Reporter: | Wright, Nancy A., Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) |
| hrock_unit: | Bull Run Formation, Red, Grey, & Blue Shales;Clay Residuum |
| hrock_type: | Clay, Mud,Shale |
| Structure: | Triassic Basin ; Reg.Trends: Northeast-Southwest., Faults? |
| tectonic: | Appalachian Foldbelt |
| Year first produced: | 1845 |
| disc_yr: | 1845 |
| prod_yrs: | AROUND 1850? |
| References: |
- Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R. S., 1938, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53, P. 55.
- Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, VA. DIV. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 53.
- Deposit:: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE- VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.
- Deposit:: 1845? DIREXPL ? -DUG OPEN CUTS, TRENCHES, AND SHAFTS, MINED.
- Deposit:: 1975 RECON VA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES- INSPECTED SITE.
- Production:: EDMUNDSON REFERENCE
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