Location: | Wythe County, Virginia, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 36.91674, -80.81647 |
dep_id: | 10080258 |
mrds_id: | W031366 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Zinc |
Minor mineral: | Sulfur-Pyrite |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | No production occurred |
Development status: | Occurrence |
ore: | Pyrite |
gangue: | Dolomite |
orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
model: | 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
alteration: | Oxidation Of Primary Zinc Sulphides |
conc_proc: | Supergene Weathering |
ore_ctrl: | Clay Residuum Of Dolomite |
Reporter: | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) |
hrock_unit: | Clay Residuum;Shady Dolomite |
hrock_type: | Clay, Mud,Dolomite |
Structure: | Ne-Sw Trend, Galena Synclinal Basin, Sayer School Fault, Hematite Mountain Overthrust |
tectonic: | Miogeosyncline |
References: |
- Deposit:: CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
- Deposit:: MCCREATH, A.S. AND *NVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA: HARRISBURG, 171 P.
- Deposit:: DIREXPL MANNING AND SQUIERS ? - DUG PIT
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