Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
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 ID10063019
MRDS IDTC36633
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates30.29216, -96.67334
References
SHELBY, C.A., 1965, HEAVY MINERALS IN THE WELLBORN FORMATION, LEE AND BURLESON COUNTIES, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 55, 54P.HAHN, A. ET AL., 1961, TITANIUM-BEARING DEPOSITS IN SOUTH TEXAS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5712, 84P.CIMRI