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Merritt Mine

Occurrence in Campbell county in Virginia, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080188
MRDS ID W031285
Record type Site
Current site name Merritt Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.30947, 37.1684 (WGS84)
Elevation 219
Relative position 2.4 KM (1.5 MI) NORTHWEST OF LYNCH STATION.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Campbell(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lynch Station(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Roanoke(hydrologic unit)

Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Campbell

Comments on the location information

  • 0.5 KM (0.3 MI) NORTH ON STATE ROAD 627 FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROAD 713, TURN EAST ON DIRT ROAD AND THEN TURN NORTH ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON TO A JEEP TRAIL FOR 0.4 KM (0.25 MI), MINE IS 40 M (131 FT) EAST OF ROAD ON A TRIBUTARY OF TARDY BRANCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Marble Gangue
Quartzite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation
    Rock description Clay Residuum;Chopawamsic Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.30947, 37.1684
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend, James River Synclinorium, Smith River Allochthon
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faulting

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Clay Residuum, Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Otter River Mining Co.

Mining district

District name Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Otter River Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Merritt

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS WERE DESCRIBED

Comments on development

  • THE OTTER RIVER MINING CO. FOUND THIN VEINS OF BARITE NEAR THEIR MANGANESE MINE ON THE MERRITT PROPERTY. NO INFORMATION OF WHETHER THE BARITE WAS MINED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER - ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL OTTER RIVER MINING CO. - FOUND VEINS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO MARBLE WAS EXPOSED BUT BLACK CLAY WAS FOUND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1980 Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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