Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR PODS
Ore controlResidual Weathering
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite, Lepidocrocite, Limonite, Psilomelane
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Erwin Quartzite
StructureHiwassee Thrust, Powatan Thrust Area Of Imbricate Deteched Thrust Sheet., Chimney Syncline, Delton Cross Fault, Reed Island Anticline
Tectonic settingCarbonate Ramp Homocline: Upward Shallowing Platform Margin.
AlterationShady Dolomite Alterating To Kaolinite Clay; Pyrite To Limonite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067240
MRDS IDVA01725
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.94424, -80.72341
References
MCDOWELL, R.C., 1968, STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF MACK'S MOUNTAIN AREA, VIRGINIA, PHD DISSERTATION, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTIT., 144 P.JOHNSON, S.S., 1964, IRON AND TITANIUM PIGMENTS IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 10 NUMBER 3, P. 1-6.HOLDEN, R.J., 1907, PART IV IRON IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA, T.L. WATSON, J.P. BELL, LYNCHBURG, VA., 1907HOOVER, C.H., JR., 1988, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONREAD, J.F., 1985, CARBONATE PLATFORM FACIES MODELS: AM. ASSOC. PETROLEUM GEOL. BULL. V. 69 NUMBER 1 P. 1-21PHEIL, R.W. AND READ, J.F., 1980 CARBONATE PLATFORM FACIES IN THE SHADY DOLOMITE, SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA, USA JOURN. SED. PET. VOL. 50 NUMBER 1, P. 91-115.