Commodities
PrimaryIron, Iron, Pig Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Pyrrhotite
GangueBiotite, Mica, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite · Lynchburg Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080135
MRDS IDW031221
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.81979, -80.34285
References
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPORATION.FONTAINE, W.M., 1883, NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FLOYD, VIRGINIA, PLATEAU: THE VIRGINIAS, V. 4, P. 167, 178-180, 185-192; V. 5, P. 8-12.1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; PROSPECT AREA SEARCHE