| Deposit ID | 10080191 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031289 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wood Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.28558, 37.14507 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 197 |
| Relative position | 1.4 KM (0.9 MI) EAST OF LYNCH STATION. |
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 |
| Chlorite | 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 |
| Rock unit name | Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation |
| Rock description | Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| (1) | -79.28558, 37.14507 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, James River Synclinorium, Smith River Allochthon |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faulting |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1938 |
| District name | Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ella Boley |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031289 |
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85 P
1981 RECON VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES-INSPECTED SITE
DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BARITE OCCURS IN CLAY RESIDUAL. NO BEDROCK WAS FOUND IN THE OPEN CUT, BUT TO THE NORTH, MICA SCHISTS OCCUR STRIKING N 30 E AND STEEPLY DIPPING TO THE NORTHWEST. DEPOSIT IS EAST OF MAIN BARITE BELT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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