Mine detail: Shorter Prospect

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Location

Lat / long: 37.67506, -79.63893

Resource(N)

Primary: Barium-Barite
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Dolomite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1938

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, Syncline, Anticline
Tectonic:Miogeosyncline

References

MRDSW031252
DEP10080160
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 PROSPECT PITS}
ReporterTrimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)