Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryManganese, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In The Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane, Pyrite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Rockdale Run Formation;Clay Residuum
StructureNe-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Last production1915
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10106242
MRDS IDW032045
Alternate namesScott Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.96421, -78.43
References
RADER, E.K., AND BIGGS, T.H., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE STRASBURG AND TOMS BROOK QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES., REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 45, 104 P.STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 23, 206 P.MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS MAGAZINE, VOL. 47, NO. 7-8, P. 438-441.