Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSOID, NODULAR
Ore controlStratabound Submarine Hydrothermal Activity, Later Remobilized By Ground Water
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Wad
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble · Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
StructureSmith River Allocthon
Tectonic settingNe-Sw Trending Rift Related Basin Containing Metal Rich Brines
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10082517
MRDS IDW055361
Alternate namesNuttal Mn Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.4945, -78.90946
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1008, 155P