Virginia · Shenandoah County
Occurrence

High Peak Prospect

Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR ()
Ore controlBedding Planes, Joint Surfaces, And Fractures In The Sandstone
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Bloomsburg Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium, Syncline, Anticline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10080702
MRDS IDW032043
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.9131, -78.33389
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