Description
Zach Compton And Dr. Cullers
Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR ()
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Antietam Formation;Harpers Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Thrust Faults To The East And West
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1919
Identification
Deposit ID10080713
MRDS IDW032057
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.81948, -78.31972
References
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.MATTHEWS, W.O., 1982 - PERSONAL COMMUNICATION