Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model121: Shoreline placer Ti
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Magnetite, Zircon
GangueApatite, Biotite, Corundum, Fluorite, Garnet, Hematite, Kyanite, Limonite, Monazite, Rutile, Spinel, Staurolite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Wellborn Formation
Tectonic settingPassive Continental Margin.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10063017
MRDS IDTC36631
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.3155, -96.64917
References
SHELBY, C.A., 1965, HEAVY MINERALS IN THE WELLBORN FORMATION, LEE AND BURLESON COUNTIES, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPT INVEST 55, 54P.HAHN, A., ET AL., 1961, TITANIUM-BEARING DEPOSITS IN SOUTH TEXAS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5712, 84P.CIMRI