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Farts Mine #2 Limestone

Past Producer in Smyth county in Virginia, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  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 10067258
MRDS ID VA01747
Record type Site
Current site name Farts Mine #2 Limestone
Alternate or previous names Marble Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.58511, 36.85646 (WGS84)
Elevation 704
Relative position 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN MARION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Smyth(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marion(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wytheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Holston(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Smyth

Comments on the location information

  • 3800 FEET N 76 DEGREES W FROM WASSUM VALLEY CHURCH, 3200 FEET S 88 DEGREES 2 FROM THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 664 AND 645, 1000 FEET WEST OF THE CREEK IN WASSUM VALLEY. GENERAL LOCAION GIVEN BY E. CROUSE AND S. FARTS (PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1985). FIELD EXAMINATION CONDUCTED 10/10/85.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.58511, 36.85646
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeast-Southwest Trending Thrust Faults.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Mine Is Located On The Western Flank Of The Marion Dome, 1000 Feet Northwest Of Hungry Mother Creek Fault And 3500 Feet Southeast Of Brushe Mountain Fault.

Ore body information

  • General form OTHER (BEDDED)
    Strike N 29 DEGREES E TO N 65 DEGREES E
    Dip 80 DEGREES NW
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • WITTEN LIMESTONE IS A LOOSE, GRAY, LIMESTONE WITH INTERBEDS (?) OF RED TO GRAY MUDSTONE - WHICH MAY BE BAYS RORMATION (LORD) AS FOUND ON THE DUMPS. REGIONAL GEOLOGY FROM C. BUTTS (1933), B. COOPER (1936), AND B. FRENCH (1967).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1935
Year of first production 1935

Mining district

District name Smyth County Limestone

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Elmer Crouse

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE WORKINGS CONSIST OF ABOUT 6 PITS UP TO 30 FEET BY 10 FEET IN DIAMETER, AND 3 TO 8 FEET DEEP, WITH NUMEROUS OTHER SMALLER OPEN CUTS AND TRENCHES, WITH SMALL DUMP PILES. PITS ARE PARTIALLY FILLED WITH ROCK DEBRIS AND TRASH. FIELD EXAMINATION CONDUCTED 10/10/85.

Comments on development

  • PROPERTY WAS WORKED APPROXIMATELY 50 (?) YEARS AGO. LIMESTONE WAS QUARRIED ON SMALL SCALE BY A COMPANY FROM TENNESSEE FOR USE IN MAKING DISHES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14.

  • Deposit

    COOPER, B.N., 1936, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MARION AREA, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 46-L

  • Deposit

    EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULETIN 53

  • Deposit

    FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1930'S (?)
Deposit CLASSIFIED AS MEDIUM SIZED BECAUSE MOST LIKELY LIMESTONE DEPOSIT MAKES UP MOST OF WITTEN LIMESTONE. THEREFORE, RESERVES WOULD BE FAIRLY LARGE. BEDROCK IS NOT EXPOSED IN THE WORKINGS. NO DESCRIPTION IN THE LITERATURE WAS FOUND.
Deposit THIS IS A NEW MINE LOCATION, NOT PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED IN THE LITERATURE. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 5 PERS COMM; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1987 Lovett, James A. (Sweet Palmer C.) Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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