Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsManganite, Psilomelane
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Front
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1900
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067286
MRDS IDVA01777
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.84257, -81.04787
References
MCCREATH, A.S. AND D'INVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER - CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA: HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 91 P.STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, H.J., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 17, P 134.CURRINS, I.A., 1988, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION: CRIPPLE CREEK, VIRGINIA.