| Location: | Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 36.82064, -81.54983 |
| dep_id: | 10080171 |
| mrds_id: | W031264 |
| Commodity type: | nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Barium-Barite |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Barite |
| gangue: | Dolomite, Limestone |
| orebody_fm: | LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR |
| work_type: | Surface |
| conc_proc: | Weathering At Bedrock |
| ore_ctrl: | Fractures In The Bedrock |
| Reporter: | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Lovett, James A. |
| hrock_unit: | Beekmantown Formation |
| hrock_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 |
| yfp_ba: | < |
| Year first produced: | 1893 |
| ylp_ba: | < |
| yr_lst_prd: | 1906 |
| dy_ba: | > |
| disc_yr: | 1875 |
| discr: | H.P. Copenhaver (?) |
| References: |
- 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- Deposit:: FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).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
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