Mine detail: Reynold Mine

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Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.48395, -79.97255
dep_id: 10080155
mrds_id: W031246
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Barium-Barite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Barite
gangue: Chert, Dolomite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: Clay Residuum
Reporter: Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Dolomite
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Thrust Fault To South Of Mine, About 420 M.
tectonic: Miogeosyncline
Year first produced: 1936
disc_yr: 1936
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:: 1936? DIREXPL ? - DUG PIT AND TRENCHES, MINED
  • Deposit:: 1975 RECON VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES - INSPECTED SITE
  • Production:: EDMUNDSON (1938)
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