Marsh Vein

Past Producer in Bourbon county in Kentucky, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106248
MRDS ID W032164
Record type Site
Current site name Marsh Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.23324, 38.23339 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1 1/2 MILES NORTHEAST OF PARIS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bourbon(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paris East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lexington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Louisville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Licking(hydrologic unit)

Licking(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kentucky-Licking(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Bourbon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result AT 40 FEET: 24.5% BARITE AND 32.7% SPHALERITE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Bigby Limestone
    Rock description Bigby Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.23324, 38.23339

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Platform Cover Rocks, Including Coastal Plains

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Strike N 34 E
    Dip 70 SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault: Brecciation

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Paris-Millersburg Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Blue Grass Development Co.
    First year 1931

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 34.75M

Comments on the workings information

  • BLUE GRASS DEVELOPMENT CO. PUT DOWN 114 FOOT SHAFT INTO VEIN. THE VEIN HAS BEEN TRACED FOR MORE THAN A MILE BY MEANS OF BORE HOLES AND SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT PARTIALLY RESULT OF CEMENTING OF BRECCIATED ZONE WITH ORE MINERALS, PARTIALLY RESULT OF REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE FRAGMENTS.
Deposit THIS IS PROBABLY A NORTH BOUNDARY FAULT OF THE WEST HICKMAN FAULT ZONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-82 Steinberger, D. A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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