Description
H.J. Seibel, Jr. (?)
Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum, Quartzite Breccia
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Limonite, Pyrolusite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Quartzite,Sand and Gravel · Clay Residuum Derived From The Shady Dolomite;Antietam Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Happy Creek Fault, Front Royal Fault, Stone Bridge Anticline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1907
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10080697
MRDS IDW032038
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.9131, -78.15443
References
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.HOLDEN, R.J., 1907, IRON IN WATSON, T.L., MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., P. 402-491.HARDER, E.C., 1908, THE IRON ORES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION IN VIRGINIA: USGS BULL. 380, P. 215-254.HARDER, E.C., 1910, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULL. 427, 298 P.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.HOLDEN (1907).