Location: | Wythe County, Virginia, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 36.88174, -81.15092 |
dep_id: | 10080261 |
mrds_id: | W031369 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Zinc, Lead |
Minor mineral: | Copper |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | No production occurred |
Development status: | Occurrence |
ore: | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite |
gangue: | Barite, Dolomite, Quartz |
model: | 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
ore_ctrl: | Shear Zone |
Reporter: | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) |
hrock_unit: | Shady Dolomite |
hrock_type: | Dolomite |
Structure: | Ne-Sw Trend, Sand Mountain Overthrust, Sand Mountain Anticline, Anticline To North Of Prospect |
tectonic: | Miogeosyncline |
References: |
- CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P
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