Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEINLETS
Ore controlClay Residuum, Fractured Sandstone
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone;Clay Residuum
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10080723
MRDS IDW032069
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.02559, -78.50139
References
STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 23, 206 P.MONROE, W.H., 1942, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR CREEK VALLEY, FREDERICK AND SHENANDOAH COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 936-E, P. 111-141.STOSE AND MISER (1922)