Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Bloomsburg Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Massanutten Mountain Synclinorium, Anticlines, Synclines-Unnamed
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1847
Discovery year1845
Identification
Deposit ID10080143
MRDS IDW031230
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.56393, -78.65779
References
SRC.REF: HOLDEN, R.J., (1907).HOLDEN, R.J., 1907, IRON, IN WATSON, T.L., MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., P. 402-491.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS- METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS MAGAZINE, VOL. 47, NO. 6, P. 369-371.CHERRYWELL, C. H., 1982- PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONALLEN, R. M., JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PAGE COUNTY: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 81, 78 P.1960 RECON A.V. HEYL, JR.: NOTED ZINC IN SLAGDIREXPL ALLEGHANY ORE AND IRON CO.-MINED IRON