| Location: | Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 37.93811, -79.55754 |
| dep_id: | 10080196 |
| mrds_id: | W031295 |
| Commodity type: | metallic and nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Barium-Barite |
| Minor mineral: | Manganese |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Barite, Psilomelane |
| orebody_fm: | LENSES, BEDDED |
| work_type: | Underground |
| alteration: | Marble Altered To Clay |
| ore_ctrl: | Strataboundum |
| Reporter: | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Good, Richard S. |
| hrock_unit: | Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group |
| hrock_type: | Quartzite,Marble,Mica Schist |
| Structure: | Bowens Creek Fault, Faulting? |
| tectonic: | Smith River Allocthon Window |
| Year first produced: | 1875 |
| yr_lst_prd: | 1931 |
| disc_yr: | 1875 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.
- Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1907, SULPHATES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, PP. 305-327.
- Deposit:: 1930 DIREXPL ? - WORKED SHAFTS, MINED
- Deposit:: DIREXPL ? - DUG SHAFTS, MINED
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