Mine detail: Mt. Vernon Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.26672, -78.76779

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Tertiary:	Manganese
Ore:	Limonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR POCKETS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Antietam Formation
Host type:	Sandstone
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline

References

MRDS	W032022
DEP	10080684
Reference	{Deposit:: GATHRIGHT, T.M., II, HENIKA, W.S., AND SULLIVAN, J.L., III, 1978, GEOLOGY OF THE GROTTOES QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VDMR PUB 10.}{Deposit:: HARDER, E.C., 1909, THE IRON ORES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION IN VIRGIA: USGS BULL 380, PP. 215-254.}
Reporter	Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)