Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEINS AND LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sandstone,Limestone · Ridgeley Sandstone;Clay Residuum;New Scotland Limestone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Paddy Mtn. Anticline, Supin Lick Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10080733
MRDS IDW032082
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.90698, -78.64667
References
STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 23, 206 P.YOUNG, R.S., AND RADAR, E.K., 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE WOODSTOCK, WOLF GAP, CONICVILLE, AND EDINBURG QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VDMR, REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 35, 69 P.