| Location: | Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 36.85257, -81.47038 |
| dep_id: | 10080176 |
| mrds_id: | W031270 |
| Commodity type: | nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Barium-Barite |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Barite |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
| ore_ctrl: | Clay Residuum |
| Reporter: | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Lovett, James A. |
| hrock_unit: | Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation |
| hrock_type: | Clay, Mud,Limestone,Dolomite |
| Structure: | Ne-Sw Trend, Walker Mountain Thrust Block, Faults, Mcmullen Syncline, Seven Springs Fault, Marion Dome. Area Of The Deposit Is Located Approximated 1400 Feet North Of Seven Springs Thrust Fault. |
| tectonic: | Miogeosyncline |
| yfp_ba: | > |
| Year first produced: | 1875 |
| dy_ba: | > |
| disc_yr: | 1875 |
| 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 IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 42.
- Deposit:: DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, MINED
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