Mine detail: Fronk Prospect

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Location: Page County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.69976, -78.39778
dep_id: 10080688
mrds_id: W032026
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
gangue: Chert, Limonite
orebody_fm: NODULAR MASSES, SEAMS
ore_ctrl: Clay Residuum
Reporter: Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Clay Residuum Of The Shady Dolomite;Antietam Formation
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Quartzite
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Vaughn Fault Zone
tectonic: Miogeosyncline
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1919
References:
  • 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. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 17, 166 P.
  • Deposit:: HARDER, E.C., 1910, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULL. 427, 298 P.
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