| Deposit ID | 10082531 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055374 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phillips Mn Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.24194, 37.2395 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 287 |
| Relative position | 0.4 MILE NW (AZIMUTH 316 DEGREES) OF JUNCTION OF 24 AND 692 AT SALEM CHURCH. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Prince Edward(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Crewe West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Appomattox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Appomattox(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Campbell |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group | ||||
| Rock description | Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -78.24194, 37.2395 |
|---|
| Strike | N 40 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | NEAR VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | James River-Roanoke River Mn, Fe And Ba District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robert Phillips Current Owner |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 32M |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Overall width | 7.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055374 |
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008, (PL.2, P.123).
CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 59, 33P. (GENERAL GEOLOGY).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANGANIFEROUS ZONE IS 4-6 FT THICK WITH SEAMS OF YELLOW CLAY CONTAINING NODULAR MN ORE; ALTHOUGH PARTLY FILLED WITH TRASH, A RECENT INSPECTION SHOWED LOOSE FLOAT OF BLUE/BLACK MASSIVE MN ORE AND STALACTITIC AND BLADED MN OXIDES IN QUARTZ VEINS. THE PIT IS 100 FT LONG AND 25 FT WIDE SHOWING GRAY CALCAREOUS QUARTZITE WITH TAN TO GRAY MICACEOUS LAYERS AND REDDISH WEATHERING - N 40 E NEAR VERTICAL WITH MN STAINS ON BEDDING PLANES. CUT NARROWS TO < 10 FT FOR ANOTHER 100 FT. |
| Deposit | ACCORDING TO ROBERT PHILLIPS WHO LIVES NEAR MINE ON PRIVATE ROAD (PERSONAL COMMUNICATION), ANOTHER AREA ABOUT 0.5 MILE (?) E ALONG PRIVATE ROAD WAS PLOWED OVER AND IS NOW A FIELD. THIS MAY BE A PROSPECT MENTIONED BY ESPENSHADE 1954 (P.123) WHO NOTED NODULAR ORE IN YELLOW CLAY AND CHERT WITH SEAMS OF SOFT, BLUISH, MANGANESE OXIDES IN QUARTZITE 1500 FT E OF THE MINE. THIS WAS A SHALLOW PIT AND TRENCH WORKED BY MITCHELL AND LEGHORN IN 1941. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-87 | AS | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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