Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFractures In The Sandstone
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Limonite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Rose Hill Formation;Keefer Sandstone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1867
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10080672
MRDS IDW032008
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.17644, -79.24392
References
HOLDEN, R.J., 1907, IRON IN WATSON, T.L., MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., P. 402-491.RADER, E.K., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE STAUNTON, CHURCHVILLE, GREENVILLE, AND STUARTS DRAFT QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES., REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 12, 43 P.