Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Front
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1875
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10105429
MRDS IDVA01743
Alternate namesWhite Rock Furnace Banks
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.82897, -81.31065
References
STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.S., AND HEWETT, D.F., MANGANESE DEPOSTIES OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VGS BULLETIN 17, P. 148.MILLER, RALPH L., 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE GLADE MTN. DISTRICT: VGS BULLETIN 61, P. 76-78.GOOCH, E.O., 1954, IRON IN VIRGINIA: VDG MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 1, P.9.