Virginia · Pulaski County
Producer
Hoover Iron Pigment Mine Number 55
Pulaski County, Virginia, United States
Iron
Manganese
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Commodities
Primary
Iron
Secondary
Manganese
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Stratiform
Deposit size
S
Workings
Unknown
Orebody form
PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR PODS
Ore control
Residual Weathering
Materials
Ore minerals
Goethite, Hematite, Lepidocrocite, Limonite, Psilomelane
Other materials
Pyrite
Geology
Host rock
Dolomite · Shady Dolomite;Erwin Quartzite
Structure
Hiwassee Thrust, Powatan Thrust Area Of Imbricate, Deteched Thrust Sheet., Chimney Syncline, Delton Cross Fault, Reed Island Anticline
Tectonic setting
Carbonate Ramp Homocline: Upward Shallowing Platform Margin
Alteration
Shady Dolomite Alterating To Kaolinite Clay; Pyrite To Limonite
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
Discovery year
1875
Identification
Deposit ID
10107250
MRDS ID
VA01727
Region
NA
Data score
E
Coordinates
36.94118, -80.72063