Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBedding Planes And Fractures In The Sandstone
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockAlluvium,Sandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone ;Alluvium
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium, Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1919
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10080699
MRDS IDW032040
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.94032, -78.35666
References
RADER, E.K., AND BIGGS, T.H., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE STRASBURG AND TOMS BROOK QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES., REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 45, 104 P.STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 23, 206 P.HARDER, E.C., 1910, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULL. 427, P. 68.MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS MAGAZINE, VOL. 47, NO. 7.8, P. 438-441.