Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Anticline, Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1734
Last production1865
Discovery year1734
Identification
Deposit ID10080685
MRDS IDW032023
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.34672, -79.03168
References
RADAR, E.K., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE STOKESVILLE AND PARNASSUS QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VDMR REPT OF INVESTIGATIONS 19, 30 P.PATTERSON, J.G., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE PARNASSUS AREA EAST OF THE NORTH MOUNTAIN FAULT: UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.PATTERSON, 1958