REF:Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R. S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.
Deposit:: BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 42.
Deposit:: DIREXPL ? -
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Beekmantown Formation, Residual Clay And Soil
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Walker Mountain Thrust Block, Prospect Lies Approximately 1000 Feet North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault.
Host Rock: Dolomite, Clay, Mud
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Barite (Barytes)

Mineral List

ⓘ Baryte

ⓘ Dolomite

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Clay

ⓘ Mud

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Appalachian BasinBasin
SCAB DomainDomain
Southern and Central ApplachianAccretionary Complex

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