Description
Oxford Ocher Co. (?)
Commodities
PrimaryMineral Pigments
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlClay Residuum
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud · Waynesboro Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Stanley Fault Zone, Syncline
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1876
Last production1907
Discovery year1876
Identification
Deposit ID10080693
MRDS IDW032033
Alternate namesStanley Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.56698, -78.51805
References
KING, P.B., 1950, GEOLOGY OF THE ELKTON AREA, VIRGINIA: USGS PROF. PAPER 230, 82 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.PRIME, F., JR., 1880, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PAGE VALLEY: THE VIRGINIAS, VOL. 1, P. 34-36.ALLEN, R.M., JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PAGE COUNTY: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 81, 78 P.ANONYMOUS, 1880, THE VIRGINIAS, VOL. 1, P. 173.MCCREATH, A.S., 1884, THE MINERAL WEALTH OF VIRGINIA, TRIBUTARY TO THE LINES OF THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN AND SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANIES: HARRISBURG, PA.MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS MAGAZINE, VOL. 47, NO. 6, P. 369-371.JOHNSON, S.S., 1964, IRON AND TITANIUM MINERAL PIGMENTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 10, NO. 3, P. 1-6.KING, 1950