Mine detail: Harris Mine

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Location: Augusta County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.01283, -79.22503
dep_id: 10080674
mrds_id: W032010
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Aluminum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Kaolinite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR POCKET
conc_proc: Weathering Of Beekmantown Formation
ore_ctrl: Clay Residuum
Reporter: Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Limestone
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend
tectonic: Miogeosyncline
Year first produced: 1942
yr_lst_prd: 1946
disc_yr: 1942
References:
  • Deposit:: WARREN, W.C., BRIDGE, J., AND OVERSTREET, E.F., 1965, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, USGS BULL 1199-K, 17 P.
  • Deposit:: RADER, E.K., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE STAUNTON, CHURCHVILLE, GREENVILLE, AND STUARTS DRAFT QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VDMR, REPT. OF INVESTIGATION 12, 43 P.
  • Deposit:: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE (AUGUSTA CO.) - VDMR
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