Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR POCKETS
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Antietam Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080684
MRDS IDW032022
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.26672, -78.76779
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 VIRGIA: USGS BULL 380, PP. 215-254.