Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Conococheague Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1885
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10106240
MRDS IDW032031
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.6981, -78.42889
References
HOTCHKISS, J., 1884, VIRGINIA MINERALS FOR THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION: THE VIRGINIAS, VOL. 5, NO. 9, P. 179