Mine detail: Crozier Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.05588, -79.12586

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Ore:	Goethite, Limonite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR POCKETS
Discovery year:	1900

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1900
Last production ended:	1900

Geology

Host rock:	Beekmantown Formation
Host type:	Limestone,Dolomite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium, Pulaski-Staunton Fault Lies 2 Km (1.4 Mi) To The Nw: Fairfield Fault Lies 1.4 Km (0.85 Mi) To The Se.
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline

References

MRDS	W032017
DEP	10080680
Reference	{Deposit:: RADAR, E.K., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE STAUNTON, CHURCHVILLE, GREENVILLE, AND STUARTS DRAFT QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VDMR REPT OF INVESTIGATION 12, 43 P.}{Deposit:: HARDER, E.C., 1909, THE IRON ORES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION IN VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 380, PP.215-254.}
Reporter	Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)