| Deposit ID | 10099662 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | VA01746 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shanklin Mine #2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.55261, 36.82675 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 661 |
| Relative position | 2 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) | -81.55261, 36.82675 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast - Southwest Trending Thrust Faults, Pulaski Thrust Block. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Mine Site Is Located On The Sutheastern Flank Of The Marion Dome, And One Mile North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault. |
| General form | SENSE, PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 DEGREES E TO N 55 DEGREES E |
| 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 Barit Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shanklin? |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shanklin Paries, Inc. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 18.29M |
| Overall width | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | VA01746 |
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. 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 ON THIS PROPERTY ARE NOT CONTINUOUS, THE WORKINGS ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE MINE SITES FOR DESCRIPTION AND FIELD LOCATION. THE THRE MINE SITES ARE REFERRED TO AS THE SHANKLIN MINE #1, SHANKLIN MINE #2 (HERE DESCRIBED), AND SHANKLIN MINE #3. 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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