Description
Mills & Co. (?)
Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud · Clay Residuum Derived From The Shady Dolomite
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1895
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10106241
MRDS IDW032035
Alternate namesBeverley Bank ?
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.52254, -78.56501
References
KING, P.B., 1950, GEOLOGY OF THE ELKTON AREA, VIRGINIA: USGS PROF. PAPER 230, 82 P.STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 17, 166 P.ALLEN, R.M., JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PAGE COUNTY: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 81, 78 P.ANONYMOUS, 1883, THE VIRGINIAS, VOL. 4, P. 98.KING, P.B., 1943, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE ELKTON AREA, VIRGINIA: USGS BULL. 940-B, P. 15-55.MORRILL, P, 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS MAGAZINE. VOL. 47, NO. 6, P. 369-371.