Location: | Augusta County, Virginia, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 38.05588, -79.12586 |
dep_id: | 10080680 |
mrds_id: | W032017 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Iron |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Goethite, Limonite |
orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR POCKETS |
work_type: | Surface/Underground |
Reporter: | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) |
hrock_unit: | Beekmantown Formation |
hrock_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 |
yfp_ba: | < |
Year first produced: | 1900 |
ylp_ba: | < |
yr_lst_prd: | 1900 |
dy_ba: | < |
disc_yr: | 1900 |
References: |
- 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.
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