Mine detail: Crozier Mine

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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
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Year first produced: 1900
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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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