Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Front
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10067298
MRDS IDVA01789
Alternate namesGreene Mine Local Name
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.76619, -81.37482
References
STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, J.J., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VGS BULLETIN 17, P 143-145.GOOCH, E.O., 1954, IRON IN VIRGINIA: VDG MRC 1, P. 9.MILLER, RALPH, L., 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE GLADE MTN DISTRICT: VGS BULLETIN 61, P. 123-137.LEE ASHLIN, SUGAR GROVE, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1988.