| Deposit ID | 10080796 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032162 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Caldwell Veins |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.1499, 38.41672 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | SOUTHWEST OF MILLERSBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bourbon(county)
Kentucky(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shady Nook(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lexington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Louisville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Licking(hydrologic unit)
Licking(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kentucky-Licking(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Kentucky | Bourbon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bigby Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Bigby Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -84.1499, 38.41672 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Platform Cover Rocks, Including Coastal Plains |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | SE |
| Width | 1.02M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Paris-Millersburg Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032162 |
ROBINSON, L. C., 1931, THE VEIN DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 6, VOL. 41, PP. 1-127.
FOHS, F. J., 1913, BARYTES DEPOSITS OF KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 4, VOL. 1, PT. 1, PP. 441-588.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AVERAGE WIDTH OF VEINS: 25 IN. |
| Deposit | THESE VEINS PROBABLY FORM THE NORTHWEST FAULTS OF THE HICKMAN FAULT ZONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Steinberger, D. A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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