Virginia · Shenandoah County
Past Producer

Powells Fort Camp Mine

Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
Manganese
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBedding Planes And Fractures In The Sandstone
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrolusite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium, Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080707
MRDS IDW032050
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.91976, -78.385
References
RADER, E.K., AND BIGGS, T.H., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE STRASBURG AND TOMS BROOK QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VDMR, REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 45, 104 P