Mine detail: Orndorff, Jasper, Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

39.01947, -78.50944

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese
Ore:	Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Gangue:	Chert
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR LENSES AND VEINLETS
Discovery year:	1922

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Ridgeley Sandstone;Clay Residuum
Host type:	Clay, Mud,Sandstone
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Syncline
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline

References

MRDS	W032068
DEP	10080722
Reference	STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 23, 206 P
Reporter	Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)