Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR POCKETS
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAlluvium,Sandstone · Alluvial Fans;Antietam Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080683
MRDS IDW032021
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.29033, -78.75056
References
GATHRIGHT, T.M., II, HENIKA, W.S., AND SULLIVAN, J.L., III, 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE GROTTOES QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VDMR PUB 10.HARDER, E.C., 1909, THE IRON ORES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION IN VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 380, PP. 215-254.BRENT, W.B., 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY: VDMR BULL. 76, 174 P.