Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Sandstone · Weverton Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Vaughn Fault Zone, Anticline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1919
Identification
Deposit ID10080687
MRDS IDW032025
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.72171, -78.38222
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. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 17, 166 P.MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS MAGAZINE, VOL. 47, NO. 6, P. 369-371.