Mine detail: Vaughn Prospect

Previously called 'Vaughan Prospect'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.73421, -78.38028

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Ore: Pyrolusite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1919

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Weverton Formation;Antietam Formation
Host type:Sandstone
Structure:Ne-Sw Trend, Vaughn Fault Zone
Tectonic:Miogeosyncline

References

MRDSW032024
DEP10080686
Reference{Deposit:: 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: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 17, 166 P}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS MAGAZINE, VOL. 47, NO. 6, P.369-371.}{Deposit:: ALLEN, R. M., JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PAGE COUNTY: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 81, 78 P.}
ReporterTrimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)