Mine detail: Mccarter West Prospect

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Location: Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.7598, -81.53315
dep_id: 10080239
mrds_id: W031345
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Zinc
Trace mineral: Dolomite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Sphalerite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
model: 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
conc_proc: Fracture Filling
ore_ctrl: Fractures In The Dolomite
Reporter: Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Lovett, James A.
hrock_unit: Shady Dolomite
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: Ne-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge, Thrust Fault An Eighth Of A Mile North Of This Occurrence; Thrust Fault Just To South.
tectonic: Miogeosyncline
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1935
discr: Unknown
References:
  • CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P
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