Mine detail: Philadelphia Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 38.91615, -78.385

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Ore: Pyrolusite
Discovery year: 1925

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1925
Last production ended: 1928

Geology

Host rock:Ridgeley Sandstone
Host type:Sandstone
Structure:Ne-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium, Syncline
Tectonic:Miogeosyncline

References

MRDSW032049
DEP10080706
Reference{Deposit:: STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 23, 206 P.}{Deposit:: RADER, E.K., AND BIGGS, T.H., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE STRASBURG AND TOMS BROOKS QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES., REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 45, 104 P.}{Deposit:: HARDER, E.C., 1910, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULL. 427, P 68.}{Deposit:: MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS MAGAZINE, VOL. 47, NO. 7-8, P. 438-441.}{Production:: HARDER, 1910}
ReporterTrimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)