Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Quartzite · Clay Residuum;Antietam Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Massanutten Synclinorium, Crimora Syncline
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080676
MRDS IDW032013
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.15144, -78.80001
References
GATHRIGHT, T.M., II,HENIKA, W.S., AND SULLIVAN, J.L., III, 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE CRIMORA QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VDMR PUB 13.ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE (AUGUSTA CO.) - VDMRSTOSE, 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.