Mine detail: Orndorff Rhesa A. Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

38.99948, -78.52166

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron, Manganese
Ore:	Limonite, Pyrolusite
Gangue:	Chert
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1892

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Oriskany Sandstone;New Scotland Limestone
Host type:	Sandstone,Limestone
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Syncline
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline

References

MRDS	W032064
DEP	10080719
Reference	{Deposit:: STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VDMR BULL 23, 206 P.}{Deposit:: MONROE, W.H., 1942 MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR CREEK VALLEY, FREDERICK AND SHENANDOAH COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 936-E, P. 111-141.}
Reporter	Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)