| Lat / long: | 36.84647, -81.59094 |
| Primary: | Barium-Barite |
| Ore: | Barite |
| Orebody form: | LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR |
| Discovery year: | 1875 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1875 |
| Last production ended: | 1906 |
| Host rock: | Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation |
| Host type: | Clay, Mud,Limestone,Dolomite |
| Structure: | Ne-Sw Trend, Walker Mountain Thrust Block, Mine Is Located On The Northwestern Flank Of The Marion Dome. |
| Tectonic: | Miogeosyncline |
| MRDS | W031267 |
| DEP | 10100239 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.}{Deposit:: BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42.}{Deposit:: COOPER, B.N, 1936, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MARION AREA, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 46-L.}{Deposit:: FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).}{Deposit:: DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, SHAFTS, MINE} |
| Reporter | Lovett, James A., Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) |