Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES, BANDED
Ore controlMetal Rich Submarine Brines
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Conglomerate · Mount Athos
StructureSmith River Allocthon
Tectonic settingRift Related Submarine Fracture Basins
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1882
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10082538
MRDS IDW055382
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.17257, -79.26308
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT VIRGINIA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008, 155P