Description
C. H. Moore, Jr.
Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR (LENS)
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite, Ilmenite
GangueActinolite, Chlorite, Garnet, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Nelsonite Dike;Altered Lovingston Formation
Associated rockGneiss · Nelsonite Dike;Altered Lovingston Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Highly Sheared Zone Located About 400 M. To Nw.
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10080111
MRDS IDW031189
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.6645, -79.17253
References
MOORE, C. H., JR., 1940, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE AMHERST QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH. D. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY.MOORE, C. H., JR., 1940, ORIGIN OF THE NELSONITE DIKES OF AMHERST COUNTY, VIRGINIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 35, NO. 5., P. 629-645.1938 GEOLMAP C. H. MOORE, JR.: DISCOVERED DEPOSIT