| Abstract: | A mineral survey of the Mill Creek Wilderness Study Area, Virginia concluded that the area contains gently folded clastic sedimentary rocks of Paleozoic age that have a substantiated iron resource potential and abundant rock suitable for construction materials. The area has an estimated 360 million long tons of inferred low-grade iron resources in hematitic sandstone that may average as much as 20 percent iron, or 72 million long tons of contained iron. Additional inferred iron resources of limonitic sandstone occurring at the Chestnut Flat iron mines in the southwest end of the area probably amount to less than 100,000 long tons rock containing 20 percent iron, or less than 20,000 long tons of contained iron. |
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| Citation Author: | Lesure, Frank, G.; Williams, Bradford, B. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Geological Survey Professional Paper (United States) |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | MILL CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, VIRGINIA.; 1984; Article; Journal; Geological Survey Professional Paper (United States); Lesure, Frank, G.; Williams, Bradford, B. |
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| Citation Volume: | 2 |
| Citation Year: | 1984 |
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| Text: | MILL CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, VIRGINIA.; 1984; Article; Journal; Geological Survey Professional Paper (United States); Lesure, Frank, G.; Williams, Bradford, B. |
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| Date Other: | Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00 -0600 |
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