Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENSES STRATABOUND
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Chert · Mt Athos Member;Alligator Back Formation;Lynchburg Group
StructureSmith River Allocthon
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10082508
MRDS IDW055349
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.51867, -78.92252
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1008, 155P, (P.92).FURCRON, A.S.,1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 39, (P. 103).CONLEY, J.F.,1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUB. 59, 33P. (GENERAL GEOLOGY).