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Tin Deposits of Irish Creek, Virginia

Description: From abstract: Cassiterite was discovered along Irish Creek in the Blue Ridge in the northern part of Rockbridge County, Va., in 1846, but active prospecting and development work were not begun until 1884. The production has been small, probably less than 1,000 tons of ore, and has come chiefly from workings on Panther Run, a small tributary near the headwaters of Irish Creek.
Date: 1942
Creator: Koschmann, A. H.; Glass, J. J. & Vhay, J. S.
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Geology and Oil Resources of the Jonesville District, Lee County, Virginia

Description: From abstract: The Jonesville district is in central Lee County in the extreme southwest corner of Virginia. It includes an area that is 25 miles long from northeast to southwest and averages 6 miles in width. Most of the district lies within a broad lowland named the Powell Valley, but the district includes Wallen Ridge, which bounds Powell Valley on the southeast.
Date: 1954
Creator: Miller, Ralph L. & Brosgé, William Peters
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Manganese Deposits of Cedar Creek Valley, Frederick and Shenandoah Counties, Virginia

Description: From abstract: The Cedar Creek manganese mining district is in the southwestern part of Frederick County and the northwestern part of Shenandoah County, Virginia. The manganese ore consists chiefly of the oxides pyrolusite and psilomelane, and forms replacement pockets and fracture fillings in the Oriskany sandstone and in residual sandy clay and chert derived from the New Scotland limestone. Both these formations are of Devonian age, and both form low ridges. The minable bodies have been depos… more
Date: 1942
Creator: Monroe, Watson Hiner
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