Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures, Joints, And Small Faults In The Sandstone Produced By Tight Folding.
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Mt. Pleasant Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1860
Last production1938
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10080715
MRDS IDW032058
Alternate namesCupula Mine, Capola Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.97532, -78.56222
References
MONROE, W.H., 1942, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR CREEK VALLEY, FREDERICK AND SHENANDOAH COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 936-E, PP. 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.STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 23, 206 P.POWELL, S.L., 1919, REPORT ON MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN FREDERICK AND SHENANDOAH COUNTIES: UNPUBLISHED REPORT, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILES, VDMR: 8 P.