Description
Donald Cameron
Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In The Sandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium, Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10080710
MRDS IDW032053
Alternate namesLittle Fort Mine ?
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.86698, -78.44333
References
STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 23, 206 P.MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS MAGAZINE, VOL. 47, NO. 7-8, P. 438-441.