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Big Marys Creek Barite Ppt.

Occurrence in Rockbridge county in Virginia, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067243
MRDS ID VA01729
Record type Site
Current site name Big Marys Creek Barite Ppt.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.20114, 37.86894 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 1.5 MILES N-NW OF IRISH CREEK, Est Within 300 Meters
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Rockbridge

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COLOR AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY INDICATE THAT THE VEIN IS ALMOST PURE BARITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Pedlar
    Rock description Pedlar

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.20114, 37.86894
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Ore body information

  • Strike NE - SW
    Dip VERTICAL

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1940

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS VA01729

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEIDMAN, EDWARD, 1940, A BARITE VEIN NEAR LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA: VA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES - ABSTRACT, VOL. 1, NUMBER 7, P. 245

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A BARITE VEIN, 18 INCHES WIDE, AND CUTTING GRANITE REPORTEDLY OUTCROPS IN A ROAD CUT ON BIG MARYS CREEK. IRREGULAR FRAGMENTS OF GRANITE ARE IMBEDDED IN THE BARITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-87 Sweet, Palmer C. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources