Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlVeinlets In Fractured Sandstone And Clay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrolusite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel,Sandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone;Sand And Clay Residuum
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10080727
MRDS IDW032074
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.05559, -78.48361
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.BUTTS, C., AND EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FREDERICK COUNTY: VDMR BULL. 80, 142 P.