Mine detail: Little Marrow Bone Creek Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

36.62564, -79.8781

Resource(N)

Primary:	Emery
Ore:	Emery
Discovery year:	1968

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Leatherwood Granite
Host type:	Granite
Associated rock:	Leatherwood Granite
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Smith River Allocthon
Tectonic:	Piedmont

References

MRDS	W031217
DEP	10093819
Reference	{Deposit:: CONLEY, J.F. AND TOEWE, E.C., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE MARTINSVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS, V. 16, 44 P}{Deposit:: 1968 GEOLMAP VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: MAPPED QUADRANGLE}
Reporter	Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)