Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENSES AND VEINLETS
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone;Clay Residuum
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1922
Identification
Deposit ID10080722
MRDS IDW032068
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.01947, -78.50944
References
STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 23, 206 P