Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlBedding Planes And Fractures In The Sandstone
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone;Bloomsburg Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium, Syncline, Normal Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1835
Discovery year1835
Identification
Deposit ID10080700
MRDS IDW032041
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.93143, -78.33083
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.CHERRYWELL, C.H., 1982 - PERSONAL COMMUNICATION