Mine detail: Faris Mine

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Location: Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.84647, -81.59094
dep_id: 10100239
mrds_id: W031267
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Barium-Barite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Barite
orebody_fm: LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: Veins, Clay Residuum
Reporter: Lovett, James A., Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
hrock_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
yfp_ba: >
Year first produced: 1875
ylp_ba: <
yr_lst_prd: 1906
dy_ba: >
disc_yr: 1875
References:
  • 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  • Deposit:: FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).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
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