Lat / long: | 36.76675, -81.36454 |
Primary: | Iron |
Secondary: | Manganese, Zinc, Lead |
Ore: | Galena, Sphalerite |
Gangue: | Dolomite |
Discovery year: | 1876 |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small |
Development status: | Past Producer |
Host rock: | Shady Dolomite |
Host type: | Dolomite |
Structure: | Ne-Sw Trend, Anticline, Thrust Fault |
Tectonic: | Miogeosyncline |
MRDS | W031233 |
DEP | 10080146 |
Reference | {Deposit:: CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.}{Deposit:: HOLDEN, R.J., 1907, IRON, IN WATSON, T.L., MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., P. 402-491.}{Deposit:: 1876 DIREXPL LOBDELL CARWHEEL CO.-IRON PRODUCTIO}{Production:: HOLDEN (1907);} |
Reporter | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Lovett, James A. |