Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR POCKETS
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium, Pulaski-Staunton Fault Lies 2 Km (1.4 Mi) To The Nw: Fairfield Fault Lies 1.4 Km (0.85 Mi) To The Se.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10080680
MRDS IDW032017
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.05588, -79.12586
References
RADAR, E.K., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE STAUNTON, CHURCHVILLE, GREENVILLE, AND STUARTS DRAFT QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VDMR REPT OF INVESTIGATION 12, 43 P.HARDER, E.C., 1909, THE IRON ORES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION IN VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 380, PP.215-254.