| Location: | Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 36.94368, -79.48948 |
| dep_id: | 10080197 |
| mrds_id: | W031296 |
| Commodity type: | nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Barium-Barite |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Barite |
| gangue: | Marble, Muscovite, Quartzite |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
| ore_ctrl: | Clay Residuum |
| Reporter: | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) |
| hrock_unit: | Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation |
| hrock_type: | Clay, Mud,Marble,Mica Schist |
| Structure: | Ne-Sw Trend, Smith River Allochthon James River Synclinorium, Faulting |
| tectonic: | Piedmont |
| yfp_ba: | < |
| Year first produced: | 1882 |
| dy_ba: | < |
| disc_yr: | 1882 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.
- Deposit:: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE-VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES
- Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1907, SULPHATES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, PP. 305-327.
- Deposit:: 1935 DIREXPL BARIUM MINING CORPORATION-MINED OPEN CUT
- Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES-INSPECTED SITE
- Deposit:: DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, SHAFTS, MINED.
- Production:: EDMUNDSON (1938); WATSON (1907)
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