Mine detail: Christian Mn-Fe Prospect

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Location

Lat / long: 37.51867, -78.92252

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese, Iron
Ore: Psilomelane
Orebody form: LENSES STRATABOUND
Discovery year: 1880

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Mt Athos Member;Alligator Back Formation;Lynchburg Group
Host type:Quartzite,Chert
Structure:Smith River Allocthon
Alteration processes:Silicification

References

MRDSW055349
DEP10082508
Reference{Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1008, 155P, (P.92).}{Deposit:: FURCRON, A.S.,1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 39, (P. 103).}{Deposit:: CONLEY, J.F.,1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUB. 59, 33P. (GENERAL GEOLOGY).}
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