| Deposit ID | 10080184 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031281 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Haden Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.28308, 37.21673 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Campbell(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lynch Station(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Roanoke(hydrologic unit)
Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)
Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Campbell |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Marble | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartzite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation |
| Rock description | Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation |
| (1) | -79.28308, 37.21673 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, James River Synclinorium, Smith River Allochthon |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 DEG E |
| Dip | SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1937 |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| District name | Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Haden |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031281 |
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P.
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008.
1937 DIREXPL ? - PROSPECTED
DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUT, MINED
EDMUNDSON (1938).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BARITE OCCURRED IN BLACK CLAY DERIVED FROM MARBLE OF THE MOUNT ATHOS FORMATION. NO BEDROCK WAS SEEN IN THE OPEN CUT, BUT JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE MINE MICA SCHIST OCCURS ALONG STRIKE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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