| Deposit ID | 10067264 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | VA01754 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shanklin Mine #3 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.54927, 36.82841 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 692 |
| Relative position | 1.7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN MARION |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Smyth |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Beekmantown Formation |
| Rock description | Beekmantown Formation;Residual Clay And Soil |
| (1) | -81.54927, 36.82841 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Southwest Trending Thrust Faults. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Mine Site Is Located On The Southeastern Flank Of The Marion Dome And 1.1 Miles North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault. |
| General form | LENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 DEGREES E TO N 55 DEGREES 3 |
| Dip | 45 DEGREES TO 60 DEGREES SE |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| District name | Smyth County Barite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shanklin |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shanklin Daries, Inc. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 2.44M |
| Overall width | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | VA01754 |
BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42.
COOPER, B.N., 1936, STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MARION AREA, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 46-L.
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53.
FRENCH, B.E., 1967, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARION DOME, V.P.I. MASTERS THESIS (UNPUBLISHED).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT NOT EXPOSED, NOR DESCRIBED IN THE LITERATURE. SMALL TABULAR CLUSTERS AND MASSES OF BARITE FOUND ON THE DUMP. AS WITH THE OTHER DEPOSITS IN THE DISTRICT, BARITE MOST LIKELY OCCURS IN VEINS AND REPLACEMENT MASSES IN FRACTURED BEDROCK, AND AS IRREGULAR FRAGMENTS IN THE SOIL. |
| Deposit | BECAUSE SURFACE WORKINGS IN THIS AREA ARE NOT CONTINUOUS, THE WORKINGS ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE SITES FOR DESCRIPTIONS AND FIELD LOCATIONS. THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS SHANKLIN MINE #1, SHANKLIN MINE #2, AND SHANKLIN MINE #3 (HERE DESCRIBED). THIS IS A NEW LOCATION, NOT PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED IN THE LITERATURE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1987 | Lovett, James A. (Sweet Palmer C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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