Mine detail: Barndollar Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

36.84535, -80.93592

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc
Secondary:	Sulfur-Pyrite
Ore:	Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Barite, Dolomite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Shady Formation, Ribbon (Patterson) Member
Host type:	Dolomite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Austinville Synclinal Basin, Gleaves Knob Overthrust, Anticline
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline

References

MRDS	W031351
DEP	10080245
Reference	{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.}
Reporter	Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.)