Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR/TABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
StructureOn South Flank Of East. Plunging Anticline.
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Front
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1957
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10067274
MRDS IDVA01765
Alternate namesLangley Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.84257, -81.32065
References
STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J., HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VGS BULLETIN 17, PP. 140-142, 148-149.MR. ERNEST TERRY, RURAL RETREAT, DEC 87, PERS. COMM.MR. E. NICHOLES, RURAL RETREAT, DEC 87, PERS. COMM.