Mine detail: Nelson No. 1 Prospect

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Location: Frederick County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.04947, -78.47555
dep_id: 10080728
mrds_id: W032075
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Pyrolusite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Underground
Reporter: Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Ridgeley Sandstone
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Anticline, Syncline
tectonic: Miogeosyncline
disc_yr: 1920
discr: Mr. Charles F. Nelson
References:
  • Deposit:: STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VGS 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.
  • Deposit:: BUTTS, C., AND EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FREDERICK COUNTY: VDMR BULL 80, 142 P.
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