Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlMetal Rich Brines In Rift Related Basin
Geology
Host rockMica Schist · Archer Creek Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
Tectonic settingSmith River Allocthon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10082536
MRDS IDW055379
Alternate namesRoss
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.37312, -79.03781
References
FURCRON, A.S., 1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA BULLETIN 39, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 124P.ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, 154P.GOOCH, E.O., 1954, IRON IN VIRGINIA, MINERAL RESOURCES CIRC. NO.1, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, 17P.CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 59, 33P. (GENERAL GEOLOGY).