| Deposit ID | 10067230 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | VA01711 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vance Hollow Barite Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.51754, 38.30255 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 610 |
| Relative position | 1.1 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW SALEM CHURCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Highland(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Monterey SE(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Highland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Calcium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Brallier | ||||
| Rock description | Brallier | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -79.51754, 38.30255 |
|---|
| Strike | N 30 DEGREES W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 4 DEGREES SW |
| 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 | VA01711 |
ROBERTS, CLARENCE E., 1960, PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE CONCRETIONS IN THE ROMNEY SHALE, HIGHLAND COUNTY, VA: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA M.S. THESIS, 173 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONCRETIONS (UP TO 1.5' IN DIAMETER) WITH NARITE INCLUSIONS. SEVERAL ZONES ARE PRESENT. CALCITE VEINLETS CUT THROUGH THE SHALE AND THE CONCRETION. JOINTS STRIKE N 70 DEGREES E, WITH CALCITE ALONG THE JOINT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1987 | Sweet, Palmer C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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