| Lat / long: | 36.81675, -81.54983 |
| Primary: | Barium-Barite |
| Tertiary: | Fluorine-Fluorite, Calcium |
| Ore: | Barite, Calcite, Fluorite |
| Gangue: | Dolomite |
| Orebody form: | IRREGULAR. LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL |
| Discovery year: | 1875 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1875 |
| Last production ended: | 1906 |
| Host rock: | Beekmantown Formation |
| Host type: | Dolomite |
| Structure: | Ne-Sw Trending Thrust Faults, The Mine Is Located Southeast Of The Marion Dome, Approximately 1000 Feet Northwest Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault, And 100 To 300 Feet Southeast Of An Unnamed Thrust Fault. |
| Tectonic: | Virginia Valley And Ridge |
| MRDS | W031265 |
| DEP | 10080172 |
| 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 VIRGINIA, 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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 46-L.}{Deposit:: FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I., MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).}{Deposit:: DIREXPL ? - DUG PITS, TRENCHES, MINE} |
| Reporter | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Lovett, James A. |