| Lat / long: | 38.67671, -77.66664 |
| Primary: | Barium-Barite |
| Ore: | Barite |
| Gangue: | Quartz |
| Orebody form: | IRREGULAR |
| Discovery year: | 1865 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Yes |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1865 |
| Host rock: | Clay Residuum;Bull Run Shale |
| Host type: | Clay, Mud,Shale |
| Associated rock: | Diabase Dikes |
| Associated type: | Diabase |
| Structure: | Newark Basin ; Reg.Trends: Northeast-Southwest |
| Tectonic: | Appalachian Foldbelt |
| MRDS | W000346 |
| DEP | 10067561 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R. S., 1938, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53, P. 52-54}{Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 114-115.}{Deposit:: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE- VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.}{Deposit:: 1975 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.- INSPECTED SITE}{Deposit:: ? DIREXPL ? -DUG PITS AND TRENCHES, MINED}{Production:: EDMUNDSON REFERENCE} |
| Reporter | Wright, Nancy A., Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) |