Mine detail: Huffman Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

37.49506, -79.96616

Resource(N)

Primary:	Barium-Barite
Ore:	Barite
Gangue:	Chert, Dolomite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1936

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
Host type:	Clay, Mud,Dolomite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Pulaski-Staunton Thrust Fault To North, Unnamed Thrust Fault To South, Fincastle Syncline
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline

References

MRDS	W031245
DEP	10080154
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:: 1936 DIREXPL ? - DUG PROSPECT PITS}{Deposit:: 1975 RECON VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES - INSPECTED SITE}
Reporter	Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)