Mine detail: Rust Property Mine

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Location: Page County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.71337, -78.40166
dep_id: 10080689
mrds_id: W032027
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Goethite, Limonite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: Clay Residuum
Reporter: Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Rome Formation;Clay Residuum Of The Rome Formation
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Shale
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Vaughn Fault Zone
tectonic: Miogeosyncline
Year first produced: 1885
yr_lst_prd: 1885
disc_yr: 1883
References:
  • Deposit:: CHERRYWELL, C.H., 1982- PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
  • Deposit:: MCCREATH, A.S., 1884, THE MINERAL WEALTH OF VIRGINIA TRIBUTARY TO THE LINES OF THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN AND SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANIES: HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 157 P.
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