Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES, BANDED INTERBANDED IRON FORMATION
Ore controlHydro Thermal Chemical Precipitation In Rift Controlled Fractures.
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Quartzite,Phyllite · Mount Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
StructureSmith River Allocthon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1883
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10082510
MRDS IDW055353
Alternate namesDyestone Ridge Hematite Mines Gardenfield Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.54034, -78.90141
References
FURCRON, A.S., 1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 39, 124P. (PL.13).ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1008, 155P. (PL.2).GOOCH, E.O., 1954, IRON IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR NO. 1, P.15.CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SW PIEDMONT VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 59, 33P. (GENERAL GEOLOGY).