Mine detail: Dickson Prospect

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Location: Wythe County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.86118, -81.15203
dep_id: 10067284
mrds_id: VA01775
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
Reporter: Wilkes, Gerald P. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Shady
hrock_type: Dolomite
tectonic: Blue Ridge Front
disc_yr: 1875
References:
  • 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: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 17, P. 132
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