Mine detail: Wood Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

37.14507, -79.28558

Resource(N)

Primary:	Barium-Barite
Ore:	Barite
Gangue:	Biotite, Chlorite, Marble, Muscovite, Quartzite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1938

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation
Host type:	Clay, Mud,Marble,Mica Schist
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, James River Synclinorium, Smith River Allochthon, Faulting
Tectonic:	Piedmont

References

MRDS	W031289
DEP	10080191
Reference	{Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P}{Deposit:: 1981 RECON VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES-INSPECTED SITE}{Deposit:: DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUT}
Reporter	Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)