Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model121: Shoreline placer Ti
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Magnetite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Wellborn Formation
Tectonic settingPassive Continental Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10063018
MRDS IDTC36632
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.28855, -96.67667
References
SHELBY, C.A., 1965, HEAVY MINERALS IN THE WELLBORN FORMATION, LEE AND BURLESON COUNTIES, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESIGATION 55,54P.OSITS: AAPG BULL., V. 59, P. 766-779.HAHN, A. ET AL., 1961, TITANIUM-BEARING DEPOSITS IN SOUTH TEXAS: US BUREAU OF MINES RI 5712, 84P.CIMRI