Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Mt. Pleasant Syncline, Unnamed Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10096560
MRDS IDW032061
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.97837, -78.55
References
MONROE, W.H., 1942, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR CREEK VALLEY, FREDERICK AND SHENANDOAH COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 936-E, P. 111-141.YOUNG, R.S., AND RADER, E.K., 1942, GEOLOGY OF THE WOODSTOCK, WOLF GAP, CONICVILLE, AND EDINBURG QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VDMR REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 35, 69 P.