Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES INTERBANDED IRON FORMATION IN QUARTZITE
Ore controlHydrothermally Enriched Brines In Submarine Rift-Related Fracture-Chemical Sediment
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Phyllite · Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
Tectonic settingStacked Allocthons
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1883
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10082567
MRDS IDW055411
Alternate namesMegisson
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.55284, -78.89057
References
FURCRON, A.S., 1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 39 (PL.13, P.63).ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008 (PL.2).