Description
Mr. Charles F. Nelson
Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Anticline, Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10080728
MRDS IDW032075
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.04947, -78.47555
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.