Mine detail: Shanklin Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

36.82591, -81.54927

Resource(N)

Primary:	Barium-Barite
Ore:	Barite
Orebody form:	LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1875

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1875
Last production ended:	1906

Geology

Host rock:	Beekmantown Formation
Host 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

References

MRDS	W031274
DEP	10080178
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, 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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53.}{Deposit:: FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED)}{Deposit:: DIREXPL ?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}
Reporter	Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Lovett, James A.