| Lat / long: | 36.82064, -81.54983 |
| Primary: | Barium-Barite |
| Ore: | Barite |
| Gangue: | Dolomite, Limestone |
| Orebody form: | LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR |
| Discovery year: | 1875 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1893 |
| Last production ended: | 1906 |
| Host rock: | Beekmantown Formation |
| Host type: | Clay, Mud,Dolomite |
| Structure: | Ne-Sw Trending Thrust Faults, Pulaski Thrust Block., Mine Site Is Located On The Southern Flank Of The Marion Dome, 1.2 Miles North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault. |
| Tectonic: | Virginia Valley And Ridge |
| MRDS | W031264 |
| DEP | 10080171 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.}{Deposit:: BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42.}{Deposit:: COOPER, B.N., 1936, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MARION AREA, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 46-L.}{Deposit:: FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).}{Deposit:: DIREXPL COPENHAVER? - DUG OPEN CUTS, MINE} |
| Reporter | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Lovett, James A. |