REF:Deposit:: MCDOWELL, R.C., 1968, STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF MACK'S MOUNTAIN AREA, VIRGINIA, PHD DISSERTATION, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTIT., 144 P.
Deposit:: JOHNSON, S.S., 1964, IRON AND TITANIUM PIGMENTS IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 10 NUMBER 3, P. 1
Commodities (Major) - Iron; (Minor) - Manganese
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group, Erwin Quartzite
Structure: Hiwassee Thrust, Powatan Thrust Area Of Imbricate, Deteched Thrust Sheet, Chimney Syncline, Delton Cross Fault, Reed Island Anticline
Host Rock: Clay, Mud
Tectonic Structure: Carbonate Ramp Homocline:Upward Shallowing Platform Margin

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ⓘ Manganese

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ⓘ Clay

ⓘ Mud

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

Appalachian BasinBasin
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Southern and Central ApplachianAccretionary Complex

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