Mine detail: Rust Property Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.71337, -78.40166

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Ore:	Goethite, Limonite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1883

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1885
Last production ended:	1885

Geology

Host rock:	Rome Formation;Clay Residuum Of The Rome Formation
Host type:	Clay, Mud,Shale
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Vaughn Fault Zone
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline

References

MRDS	W032027
DEP	10080689
Reference	{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.}
Reporter	Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)