Mine detail: High Head Prospect

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Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.90698, -78.64667
dep_id: 10080733
mrds_id: W032082
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
gangue: Chert
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR VEINS AND LENSES
Reporter: Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Ridgeley Sandstone;Clay Residuum;New Scotland Limestone
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Sandstone,Limestone
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Paddy Mtn. Anticline, Supin Lick Syncline
tectonic: Miogeosyncline
disc_yr: 1918
References:
  • Deposit:: STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 23, 206 P.
  • Deposit:: YOUNG, R.S., AND RADAR, E.K., 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE WOODSTOCK, WOLF GAP, CONICVILLE, AND EDINBURG QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VDMR, REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS 35, 69 P.
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