Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEINS, IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueActinolite, Albite, Chlorite, Epidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGabbro,Schist · Lynchburg Formation, Metagabbro Unit
Associated rockGabbro · Lynchburg Formation, Metagabbro Unit
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Bowens Creek Fault, Cooper Creek Anticline, Gabbro Sill
Tectonic settingPiedmont
AlterationRetrograde Low Grade Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1906
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10080145
MRDS IDW031232
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.79229, -80.12006
References
SRC.REF: VDMR OPEN-FILE DATA.CONLEY, J.F., AND HENIKA, W.S., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE PHILPOTT RESERVOIR QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 22, 46 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.1906 DIREXPL VA. ORE & LUMBER CO.: MINED ORE1970 GEOLMAP VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: MAPPED QUADRANGLEWATSON (1907)