| Deposit ID | 10106248 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032164 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Marsh Vein |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.23324, 38.23339 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES NORTHEAST OF PARIS |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Kentucky | Bourbon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | AT 40 FEET: 24.5% BARITE AND 32.7% SPHALERITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bigby Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Bigby Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -84.23324, 38.23339 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Platform Cover Rocks, Including Coastal Plains |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 34 E |
| Dip | 70 SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Paris-Millersburg Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Blue Grass Development Co. |
| First year | 1931 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 34.75M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032164 |
ROBINSON, L. C., 1931, THE VEIN DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 6, VOL. 41, PP. 1-127.
FOHS, F. J., 1913, BARYTES DEPOSITS OF KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 4, VOL. 1, PT. 1, PP. 441-588.
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Steinberger, D. A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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