| Location: | Botetourt County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 37.49562, -79.93644 |
| dep_id: | 10080151 |
| mrds_id: | W031242 |
| Commodity type: | metallic and nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Barium-Barite |
| Minor mineral: | Zinc |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | No production occurred |
| Development status: | Occurrence |
| ore: | Barite, Sphalerite |
| gangue: | Dolomite, Limestone, Shale |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
| work_type: | Surface |
| ore_ctrl: | Vein-Shear Zone ? |
| Reporter: | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) |
| hrock_unit: | Clay Residuum;Edinburg Formation;Lincolnshire Formation |
| hrock_type: | Clay, Mud,Shale,Limestone,Dolomite |
| Structure: | Ne-Sw Trend, Unnamed Thrust Faults To North, West, And South Of Prospect. Syncline. |
| tectonic: | Miogeosyncline |
| dy_ba: | < |
| disc_yr: | 1938 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.
- Deposit:: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.
- Deposit:: 1975 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES. - INSPECTED SITE
- Deposit:: DIREXPL -DUG OPEN PITS AND TRENCHES
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