| Deposit ID | 10067223 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | VA00003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rehobeth Church Barite Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.5967, 38.02477 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 436 |
| Relative position | 3.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF PANTHER GAP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bath(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Green Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Staunton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper James(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
George Washington National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Bath |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| Rock unit name | Devonian | ||
| Rock description | Devonian | ||
| |||
| (1) | -79.5967, 38.02477 |
|---|
| Strike | E-W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 32 DEGREES S |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | VA00003 |
ROBERTS, CLARENCE E., 1960, PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE CONCRETIONS IN THE ROMNEY SHALE, HIGHLAND COUNTY, VA: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA M.S. THESIS, 173 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LARGE CONCRETIONS IN DEVONIAN SHALE. BARITE CRYSTALS AND PYRITE MINERALIZATION JUST UNDER SURFACE OF RIM. ACTS AS COATING ON THE CONCRETION. CONCRETIONS ARE UP TO 3.5' X 2' IN SIZE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1987 | Sweet, Palmer C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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