Mine detail: Bragg Barite Mine

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Location: Campbell County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.13785, -79.34198
dep_id: 10080180
mrds_id: W031276
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: LENSES
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Residual Clay From Marble
ore_ctrl: Stratabound; Metal Rich Brines In Paleo Rift Related Basin
Reporter: Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Good, Richard S.
hrock_unit: Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group;Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type: Quartzite,Marble,Mica Schist
Structure: 2 Tight Folds Overturned To Nw
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1938
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1938
References:
  • Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P
  • Deposit:: DIREXPL ? - DUG SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS, MINED
  • Production:: EDMUNDSON (1938)
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