Virginia · Appomattox, Campbell County
Past Producer

Joshua Creek Manganese Mines

Appomattox, Campbell County, Virginia, United States
Manganese
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrolusite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble,Mica Schist · Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
Tectonic settingSmith River Allocthon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1941
Identification
Deposit ID10082525
MRDS IDW055368
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.42089, -79.0178
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008, 155P. (PL.2)