Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Rockdale Run Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Thrust Fault To The East
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080712
MRDS IDW032056
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.80587, -78.3475
References
MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS : ROCKS AND MINERALS MAGAZINE, VOL. 47, NO. 6, P. 369-371.STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 17, 166 P.