Mine detail: Shanklin Mine

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Location: Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.82591, -81.54927
dep_id: 10080178
mrds_id: W031274
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: LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface
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, Mine Site Is Located On The Southeast 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: 1875
ylp_ba: <
yr_lst_prd: 1906
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 OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42.
  • Deposit:: COOPER, B.N., 1936, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53.
  • Deposit:: FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED)
  • Deposit:: DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, TRENCHES, MINE
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