Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrolusite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Quartzite,Gravel,Sand and Gravel,Sandstone · Alluvial Fans, Talus Deposits;Antietam Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Syncline
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080668
MRDS IDW032003
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.08783, -78.82974
References
STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 17, 166 P.HEWETT, D.F., STOSE, G.W., KATZ, F.J., AND MISER, H.D., 1918, POSSIBILITIES FOR MANGANESE ORE ON CERTAIN UNDEVELOPED TRACTS IN SHENANDOAH VALLEY, VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 660-J, PP. 271-296.GATHRIGHT, T.M., II,HENIKA, W.S., AND SULLIVAN, J.L., III,1977, GEOLOGY OF THE WAYNESBORO EAST AND WAYNESBORO WEST QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. PUB. 3, 53 P.