Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud · Clay Residuum;Shady Dolomite
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Happy Creek Fault, Stone Bridge Anticline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10080696
MRDS IDW032037
Alternate namesHappy Creek Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.92698, -78.14082
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.RADER, E.K., AND BIGGS, T.H., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE FRONT ROYAL QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES., REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 40, 91 P.HEWETT, D.F., STOSE, G.W., KATZ, F.J. AND MISER, H.D., 1918, POSSIBILITIES FOR MANGANESE ORE ON CERTAIN UNDEVELOPED TRACTS IN SHENANDOAH VALLEY, VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 660-J, P. 271-296.HEWETT, D.F., 1916, SOME MANGANESE MINES IN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND: USGS BULL. 640, P. 37-71.