Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formNODULAR MASSES, SEAMS
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueChert, Limonite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Quartzite · Clay Residuum Of The Shady Dolomite;Antietam Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Vaughn Fault Zone
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1919
Identification
Deposit ID10080688
MRDS IDW032026
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.69976, -78.39778
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.HARDER, E.C., 1910, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULL. 427, 298 P.