Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone · Ridgeley Formation;New Scotland Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Mt. Pleasant Syncline, Unnamed Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10080714
MRDS IDW032059
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.98337, -78.53889
References
MONROE, W.H., 1942, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR CREEK VALLEY, FREDERICK AND SHENANDOAH COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 936-E, P. 111-141.YOUNG, R.S., AND RADER, E.K., 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE WOODSTOCK, WOLF GAP, CONICVILLE, AND EDINBURG QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA : VDMR REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 35, 69 P.