Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES BANDED IRON FORMATION
Ore controlPrecipitation
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble · Mt Athos Member
Tectonic settingVicinity Of Smith River Allocthon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10082540
MRDS IDW055383
Alternate namesWood Iron Mine, Unamed Limonite Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.39645, -79.04142
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).FURCRON, A.S., 1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETING 39, 124P. (PL.13).WOOD, A.J., APRIL 1987, PERSONNAL COMMUNICATION.