Description
August Meyer (?)
Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
SecondaryTitanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments
TertiaryZirconium, Kaolin
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsAlbite, Illite, Ilmenite, Kaolinite, Microcline, Rutile, Zircon
GangueBiotite, Garnet, Hornblende, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Pegmatite · Pegmatite;State Farm Gneiss
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatite
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Dome
Tectonic settingPiedmont
AlterationEarly Ti Ore Derived From Saprolite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1957
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10068333
MRDS IDW001336
Alternate namesBowe Farm Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.77172, -77.71164
References
SRC.REF: JOHNSON, S.S., & TYRRELL, M.E., 1967, ANALYSES OF CLAY AND RELATED MATERIALS - EASTERN COUNTIES: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REP. 8, P. 78ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1958, VIRGINIA HEAVY MINERALS PLANT OPENS: V. 159, NO. 1, P. 94-95.FEITLER, S.A., 1967, FELDSPAR RESOURCES AND MARKETING IN EASTERN UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8310, 41 P.VIRGINIA MINERALS, 1958, NEW TITANIUM PLANT: V.4, NO.1, P. 1-7.WATSON, T.L. AND TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE TITANIUM AND APATITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 3-A, 130 P.1910 DIREXPL A. MEYER: CONDUCTED PROSPECTING.1910 RECON F.L. HESS: DESCRIBED DEPOSITS.1957 DIREXPL METAL & THERMIT CORP.: OPENED SURFACE MINE FOR RUTILE & ILMENITE.1960 DIREXPL METAL & THERMIT CORP.: BEGAN APLITE PRODUCTION.ENG. & MNG. JOUR. (1958)