Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlMn Remobilized From Leached Marble Member Of Mt Athos
Geology
Host rockMarble · Mt Athos Marble Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
Tectonic settingSmith-River Allocthon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1938
Last production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10082519
MRDS IDW055362
Alternate namesIron Hill School
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.46256, -78.94891
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, BULL. 1008, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P.95-96.CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 59, 33P. (GENERAL GEOLOGY).