Description
Joel Williams (?)
Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
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 statusPast Producer
First production1847
Last production1920
Discovery year1847
Identification
Deposit ID10080725
MRDS IDW032071
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.02086, -78.50583
References
MONROE, W.H., 1942, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR CREEK VALLEY, FREDERICK AND SHENANDOAH COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 936-E, P. 111-141.STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 23, 206 P.VDMR MINERAL RESOURCE FILE