| Deposit ID | 10096562 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032073 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nelson No.2 Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.4675, 39.06003 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 341 |
| Relative position | 6.6 KM (4.1 MI) NORTHEAST OF ZEPP. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Frederick(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mountain Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winchester(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)
Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)
Potomac(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Frederick |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ridgeley Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Ridgeley Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Mahantango Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Anticline, Syncline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 35 TO 40 DEG SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| Discoverer | Mr. Charles F. Nelson |
| District name | Cedar Creek Valley Mining District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. Charles F. Nelson |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032073 |
STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 23, 206 P.
MONROE, W.H., 1942, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR CREEK VALLEY, FREDERICK AND SHENANDOAH COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 936-E, P. 111-141.
BUTTS, C., AND EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FREDERICK COUNTY: VDMR BULL. 80, 142 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TUNNEL WAS DRIVEN THROUGH HARD AND MASSIVE RIDGELEY SANDSTONE FOR ITS ENTIRE LENGTH. FRAGMENTS OF MANGANESE ORE ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUND ON THE NORTHWEST SLOPE OF THE RIDGE WHERE THE CHERT AND CLAY RESIDUUM OF UNDERLYING BEDS REACH THE SURFACE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1982 | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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