| Location: | Wythe County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 36.80675, -81.18592 |
| dep_id: | 10067281 |
| mrds_id: | VA01772 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Iron |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Goethite, Hematite, Limonite |
| gangue: | Psilomelane, Pyrolusite |
| orebody_fm: | BLANKET, IRREGULAR |
| work_type: | Surface |
| alteration: | Oxidation Of Pyrite |
| conc_proc: | Residual Weathering |
| ore_ctrl: | Originally Warm Brine, Fracture Controlled; Multicy, Finally Residually Concretion |
| Reporter: | As |
| hrock_unit: | Shady Dolomite;Rome Formation |
| hrock_type: | Dolomite |
| Structure: | Duplex Ne-Sw Trends, Holston Mountain Overthrust; Deposit Along Fault Splay; Bowling Green Mountain Syncline. |
| Year first produced: | 1882 |
| yr_lst_prd: | 1774 |
| disc_yr: | 1882 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: MCCREATH, A.S., AND *NVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA, HARRISBURG PUBL. CO., 171 P.
- Deposit:: STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1987, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 72, 233 P. 59 PL.
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