Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENSES AND VEINLETS
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone;Clay Residuum
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10080724
MRDS IDW032070
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.02364, -78.505
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)