Location: | Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 36.99313, -79.47559 |
dep_id: | 10067239 |
mrds_id: | VA01723 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Iron |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Goethite, Hematite |
orebody_fm: | PROBABLY LENSES AND BEDDED BASED ON SIMILAR DEPOSITS TO NE |
work_type: | Unknown |
ore_ctrl: | Stratabound: Originally Formed From Metal Rich Marine Brines Related To Rift-Related Basin |
Reporter: | As |
hrock_unit: | Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group |
hrock_type: | Quartzite,Marble,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
Structure: | Ne Trending Fault Nw Block Up Se Block Down, <0.5 Mile From Bowe* Creek Fault. |
tectonic: | Window Through Smith River Allocthon |
yr_lst_prd: | 1885 |
disc_yr: | 1875 |
References: |
- MARR, J.D.K 1984, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PITTSYLVANIA AND CHATHAM QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION NUMBER 49
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