Trip to the Dixie Iron Mine, 2006 - Rockbridge, Virginia @ A Virginia Rockhounder's Web Site

Lyndhurst-Vesuvius District, Rockbridge Co., Virginia,

Reported Minerals from Dixie iron mine

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY

Cacoxenite
Dufrénite

Kidwellite
Manganite

Rockbridgeite
Goethite

Strengite

You may get your paws wet on the way.
Buster in Dogwood Hollow creek

My GPS was a bit bulky but provided some interesting info. While the battery lasted
At the dumps of The Dixie Iron mine

We got to the top and took a break before doing a little checking around
Buster Sitting on The Dixie mine Dumps

An opening across the gully opposite the dump pile.
Opening near Dixie Mine

still across the gully from the Dump pile.
Area arounf the Dixie mine Dump

settled down and got some digging done, fortunately it's easy digging and no large rocks to break. Digging in the dumps

after several hours I felt like doing the same!
Buster resting on the dixie iron mine dumps

My trip was worth while, I found some rockbridgite and was ready to call it a day. Getting ready to packup

I did stop and enjoyed the view a bit.
View from Dumps at Dixie Iron Mine

Not a lot to see but still nice and there is a large outcrop of
Scolithus in Quartzite (fossil worm tubes) which you see on the trip up and down. Another view from the dixie mine dumps

Also keep and eye open for some very nice flowers along the way flowers alon way to Dixie Iron mine

and afterwards on my side of the mountain you can check out the Hatchery! Montebello State Fish Hatchery sign

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