Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsManganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Limestone · Clay Residuum;New Scotland Limestone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Syncline, Anticline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10080732
MRDS IDW032080
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.88615, -78.74751
References
STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 23, 206 P.YOUNG, R.S., AND RADER, E.K., 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE WOODSTOCK, WOLF GAP, CONICVILLE, AND EDINBURG QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VDMR REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 35, 69 P.