Mine detail: Faris Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

36.84647, -81.59094

Resource(N)

Primary:	Barium-Barite
Ore:	Barite
Orebody form:	LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1875

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1875
Last production ended:	1906

Geology

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

References

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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 46-L.}{Deposit:: FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).}{Deposit:: DIREXPL ?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.)