Virginia · Augusta County
Occurrence

Inch Branch Prospect

Augusta County, Virginia, United States
ManganeseIron
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Sandstone · Antietam Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080666
MRDS IDW032001
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.02172, -78.92585
References
GATHRIGHT, T.M., II, HENIKA, W.S., AND SULLIVAN, J.L., III, 1977, GEOLOGY OF THE WAYNESBORO EAST AND WAYNESBORO WEST QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 3, 53 P