Mine detail: Joshua Creek Manganese Mines

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Location: Appomattox, Campbell County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.42089, -79.0178
dep_id: 10082525
mrds_id: W055368
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Pyrolusite
conc_proc: Metal Rich Hydrothermal Brines Concentrated In Rift Related Submarine Basin
Reporter: As
hrock_unit: Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
hrock_type: Quartzite,Marble,Mica Schist
tectonic: Smith River Allocthon
yr_lst_prd: 1941
References:
  • ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008, 155P. (PL.2)
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