Virginia · Henry County
Occurrence

Reds Creek Prospect

Henry County, Virginia, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueKyanite, Muscovite, Quartz, Staurolite
Geology
Host rockHornfels · Fork Mountain Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Smith River Allocthon, Ridgeway Fault
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080141
MRDS IDW031228
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.61591, -79.82894
References
CONLEY, J.F., AND HENIKA, W.S., 1973, GEOLOGY OF THE SNOW CREEK, MARTINSVILLE EAST, PRICE, AND, SPRAY QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS, V. 33, 71 P1969 GEOLMAP VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: MAPPED QUADRANGLE.DIREXPL PROSPECT TRENCH DUG.