Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite, Ilmenite, Rutile
GangueActinolite, Andesine, Biotite, Chlorite, Hypersthene, Magnetite, Oligoclase
Geology
Host rockAnorthosite,Granite
Associated rockAnorthosite,Granite · Roseland Anorthosite;Layered Granulite Gneiss
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1958
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10080110
MRDS IDW031188
Alternate namesS.V. Wood Tract, Thomas Wood Deposit, B.F. Camden Tract
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.70867, -79.07031
References
SRC.REF: FISH (1962)CRAVEN, C.E., 1959, CONCENTRATION OF SAPROLITIC ILMENITE ORES AT PINEY RIVER: UNPUBLISHED REPORT OF 1 OCT 1959, AMERICAN CYANAMID CO., PIGMENTS DIVISION, PINEY RIVER, VA.FISH, G.E., JR., 1962, TITANIUM RESOURCES OF NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VA., (IN TWO PARTS), 1. SAPROLITE ORES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6094, 44 P.HERZ, N., 1969, THE ROSELAND ALKALIC ANORTHOSITE MASSIF, VIRGINIA, IN ISACHSEN, Y.W. (ED), ORIGIN OF ANORTHOSITE AND RELATED ROCKS: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM AND SCIENCE SERVICE, MEMOIR 18, P. 357-367.HILLHOUSE, D.N., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE PINEY RIVER-ROSELAND TITANIUM AREA, NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH. D. THESIS VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.1953 GEOPHYS AERIAL MAGNETOMETER SURVEY DETECTED ANOMALY.1957 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES: CONDUCTED MAGNETOMETER SURVEY AND DRILLING PROGRAM.1958 DIREXPL AMER. CYANAMID CO.: CONDUCTED MAGNETOMETER SURVEY AND DRILLING PROGRAM.