Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Front
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067292
MRDS IDVA01783
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.86813, -81.14564
References
STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 17, P. 134.MR. B. HAGEE, RT. 3, WYTHEVILLE, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.