Location: | Wythe County, Virginia, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 36.84535, -80.93592 |
dep_id: | 10080245 |
mrds_id: | W031351 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Zinc |
Minor mineral: | Sulfur-Pyrite |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | No production occurred |
Development status: | Occurrence |
ore: | Pyrite, Sphalerite |
gangue: | Barite, Dolomite |
orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
work_type: | Underground |
model: | 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
conc_proc: | Epigenetic Telethermal Solutions. |
Reporter: | Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.) |
hrock_unit: | Shady Formation, Ribbon (Patterson) Member |
hrock_type: | Dolomite |
Structure: | Ne-Sw Trend, Austinville Synclinal Basin, Gleaves Knob Overthrust, Anticline |
tectonic: | Miogeosyncline |
References: |
- Deposit:: CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
- Deposit:: STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 233 P.
- Deposit:: 1930 DIREXPL TWO SHAFTS SUNK.
- Deposit:: 1934 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 43.
- Deposit:: 1939 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 72.
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