Description
U.S. Bureau Of Mines
Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite, Ilmenite
GangueKaolinite, Magnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGneiss · Altered Massive Charnockite;Border Gneiss;Lovingston Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10080112
MRDS IDW031192
Alternate namesJ. D. Smith Tract
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.66923, -79.10531
References
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D. N., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE PINEY RIVER-ROSELAND TITANIUM AREA, NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH.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.ROSS, C. S., 1941, OCCURRENCE AND ORIGIN OF THE TITANIUM DEPOSITS OF NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 198, 59 P.1957 GEOPHYS U.S. BUREAU OF MINES: CONDUCTED MAGNETOMETER SURVEY