Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlBedding Planes And Fractures In The Sandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium, Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Last production1928
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10080706
MRDS IDW032049
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.91615, -78.385
References
STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 23, 206 P.RADER, E.K., AND BIGGS, T.H., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE STRASBURG AND TOMS BROOKS QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES., REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 45, 104 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.HARDER, 1910