| Location: | Wythe County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 36.90007, -80.78313 |
| dep_id: | 10100238 |
| mrds_id: | W031237 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Iron |
| Minor mineral: | Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite, Zinc |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Hemimorphite, Limonite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite |
| gangue: | Calcite, Dolomite, Limestone, Quartz |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
| work_type: | Surface/Underground |
| model: | 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
| alteration: | Oxidation Of Primary Sulphides |
| conc_proc: | Supergene Weathering |
| ore_ctrl: | Clay Residuum Within The Limestone. |
| Reporter: | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) |
| hrock_unit: | Clay Residuum;Shady Dolomite |
| hrock_type: | Clay, Mud,Limestone,Dolomite |
| Structure: | Ne-Sw Trend, Anticline, Periwinkle Branch Overthrust, Hematite Mountain Overthrust, Poplar Camp Overthrust |
| tectonic: | Miogeosyncline |
| dy_ba: | < |
| disc_yr: | 1887 |
| References: |
- Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: MCCREATH AND *NVILLIERS (1887)
- Deposit:: MCCREATH, A.S. AND *NVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA: HARRISBURG, 171 P
- Deposit:: DIREXPL CRIPPLE CREEK IRON CO. - DUG PITS ?
- Deposit:: DIREXPL PULASKI IRON CO.- DEVELOPED PITS, MINED
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