Description
Mr. Samuel W. Donald (?)
Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Limonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Quartzite · Clay Residuum
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Massanutten Synclinorium, Crimora Syncline
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1958
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10080675
MRDS IDW032012
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.13311, -78.81835
References
GATHRIGHT, T.M., II, HENIKA, W.S., AND SULLIVAN, J.L., III, 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE CRIMORA QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VDMR PUB 13.HARDER, E.C., 1909, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULL 380, PP. 258-263.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: VGS BULL 17, 166 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION COMMISSION, LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., PP. 235-259.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1885-88, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: (ANNUAL VOLUMES FOR THE YEARS INDICATED).HARDER, E.C., 1910, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULL. 427, 298 P.