Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryIron, Pig Iron, Titanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Pyrrhotite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Lynchburg Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Gossan Lead Overthrust, Fries Fault
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080138
MRDS IDW031224
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.58258, -81.09342
References
RANKIN, D.W., ESPENSHADE, G.H., AND NEUMANN, R.B., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WINSTON-SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-709-A, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 233 P.1939 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: BULL. 72.1972 GEOLMAP D.W. RANKIN: MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-709-A.DIREXPL DEPOSIT MINED FOR IRON.STOSE AND STOSE (1957, P. 188).