Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBreccia Zone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Weverton Formation;Antietam Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Vaughn Fault Zone
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1919
Identification
Deposit ID10080686
MRDS IDW032024
Alternate namesVaughan Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.73421, -78.38028
References
STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 17, 166 PMORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS MAGAZINE, VOL. 47, NO. 6, P.369-371.ALLEN, R. M., JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PAGE COUNTY: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 81, 78 P.