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Johnson Prospect

Occurrence in Rockbridge county in Virginia, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080159
MRDS ID W031251
Record type Site
Current site name Johnson Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.59143, 37.62034 (WGS84)
Relative position SW OF HIGH BRIDGE CHURCH, ROCKBRIDGE CO. 1/4 MILE W OF U.S. RT 11.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rockbridge(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Arnold Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Buena Vista(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper James(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Rockbridge

Comments on the location information

  • 1.2 KM (0.75 MI) NORTH OF THE ROCKBRIDGE-BOTETOURT COUNTY LINE AND ABOUT 0.4 KM (0.25 MI) WEST OF U.S. ROUTE 11. SOUTHWEST OF THE HIGH BRIDGE CHURCH AND CEMETARY. LOCATION WITHIN 300 METERS :1986.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Dolomite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
    Rock description Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.59143, 37.62034
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend, Pulaski-Staunton Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Syncline, Anticline, Thrust Faults.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Clay Residuum

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR GEOLOGIC MAP SEE SPENCER, E.W., 1968 GEOLOGY OF THE NATURAL BRIDGE, SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN, BUCHANAN, AND ARNOLD VALLEY QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 13, 55 P.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Johnson

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS UNDERTAKEN.

Comments on development

  • BARITE WAS FOUND DURING REPAIR WORK TO THE LOCAL FARM ROAD. BARITE WAS ALSO FOUND AS FLOAT NEARBY. NO DEVELOPMENT WORK HAS TAKEN PLACE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO EVIDENCE OF BARITE MORE THAN A FOOT IN THICKNESS -1938. SEVERAL HILL SIDES CONTAIN LINCOLNSHIRE LIMESTONE WITH BLACK CHERT AND WHITE CLACITE AND WHITE QUARTZ FRAGMENTS -1986.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1980 Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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