Mine detail: Caldwell Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

37.49562, -79.93644

Resource(B)

Primary:	Barium-Barite
Secondary:	Zinc
Ore:	Barite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Dolomite, Limestone, Shale
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1938

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Clay Residuum;Edinburg Formation;Lincolnshire Formation
Host type:	Clay, Mud,Shale,Limestone,Dolomite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Unnamed Thrust Faults To North, West, And South Of Prospect. Syncline.
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline

References

MRDS	W031242
DEP	10080151
Reference	{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}
Reporter	Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)