Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone · Ridgeley Sandstone;New Scotland Limestone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Mt. Pleasant Syncline, Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080720
MRDS IDW032065
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.97921, -78.52139
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 RADAR, E.K., 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE WOODSTOCK, WOLF GAP, CONICVILLE, AND EDINBURG QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VDMR REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 35, 69 P.