The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

n Gaping of pyrrhotite deposits in
Southwestern Virginia, and pyrite de-
posts in Northern and Central Vir.
gina.
3. Magnetic. Associated with gne-
isses, schists and crystalline lime
stones in Central and Southwestern
Virginia, and with basic intrusions in
the Blue Ridge.
Appalachian Region
/. Hcmatite Siliceous snecuIar
hematite imbedder with lower Cam
I brian shale and quartzite in the Blue
Ridge Fossil tred) hematite inter-
bedded with the shale and sandstone
OF clinton Rockwood) formation in
Western and Southwestern Virginia
= Brown Ore. Mountain" ores OF
the Blue Ridge and of the New River
District associated with lower Cam
brian quarzitc and with residual ma
teria! above it derived from the quartz
its and from the everything formations.
valley ores associated with residual
material Of the Shady limestone in
The New River District. a few de-
POSTS OF this nature occur with other
. lmestones OF the Shenandoah eroun
along the Blue Ridge Oriskany ores
replacing the Lewistown limestone dI
rectiy under the Monterey" (Oris-
kany) sandstone in the western part
OF the Appalachian region
3. Magnetic. Magnetic and hema-
tite associated with limonite and iron
carbonate In the upper part OF the
Shenandoah group locally in South
western Virginia
i. Iron Carbonate. Iron carbonate
occurring with limestone magnetic in
the upper part of the Shenandoah
group locally in Southwestern Vir.
GINA and as ironstonc concretions in
the Martinsburg and Romney shalcs.
In the Piedmont Section
IN recent years the iron ores Of the
fieamont region have contributed only
very minor part OF the total uroduc
ton OF the ores in the state. though
small quantities of magnetic and
/ Iimonite Drown orc) are produced an
( nually from this region
MhBhetitc deposits, usually having
the form OF lenticul;.r beds or clon-
gated pods and mtcrlaminated with
hhe'sses sch!sts and. in places, lime
! stones. are widely distributed through
the Piedmont region. They occur in
! Alnemarle Amherst, Appo,nattox.
buckingham, Fluvanna, Franklin. GRAY
sons. Louisa, Nelson Patrick. Henry and
i"isyiNania Counties. The James River
N"icy area below Lynchburg was a
rlhclpa! iron producing district in
VIC state about 4 hundred years ago.
ana was exploited again about $50
In recent years the magnetic ara a,
'i1ttsVllie in Pittsylvauia COUNTY. has
neeh INC most cXteusilcy mined I'm
me Piedmont region The ore bohv
mas thickncs OF twelve feet and Or.
ours between crystalline limes,oue
inica schist. Magnetic has been ,ntrad
near Rocky Mount. in Frunkltn Cnu,t,,
ana west of Goblintown Creek. I'm Pa,
rick County The magnetic dcnneii
vary In thickness up to thirty feet ana
more ana they show much irrneu.
iarity tpinchin;s ana swelling on hot,
The strike and the dip They var,
: greatly in composition. from bodic,
containing practically all iron ore /,
those made up largely Of gangue min
erals with but little ore They In
: clude both -titaniferous and ,itori
ferrous types.
2 Brown tgossam orc. resulting from
me oxidation Of pyritc ana pyrrhotit
above groundwater level, has wide dis
tTibution through the Piedmont region
IL occurs Gaping the pyrite bodies 4
Netamorpnic crystalline sch!sts o. VI
known age, OF Back ingham. LOUIS
: Frlnc" william. Spotsylvania an
stanford Counties, and formed the ba al
Tor the brst iron industry in Virginia
!. but 1t has not been mined IN recen
Years Similar ore occurs In Carol
), Floyd. Franklin and Grayson Countie
&C forming the Gaping OF pyrrhotite dc
=" posts III Interchangeable schists
The Great Gossan Lead OF Carol