Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite, Ilmenite, Rutile
GangueActinolite, Biotite, Graphite, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockAnorthosite,Granite · Diabase Dike;Roseland Anorthosite;Altered Massive Charnockite
Associated rockDiabase,Anorthosite · Diabase Dike;Roseland Anorthosite;Massive Charnockite
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10080115
MRDS IDW031195
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.74395, -78.97391
References
SRC.REF: SWANSON, V.F. AND SHELTON, J.E., 1962, FLOTATION OF TITANIUM MINERALS FROM THE ROSELAND ANORTHOSITE, NEAR ROSELAND, NELSON COUNTY, VA.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REP. INV. 5953, 21 P.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.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.WATSON, T.L. AND TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE TITANIUM AND APATITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 3-A, 308 P.1900 DIREXPL AMERICAN RUTILE CO.: BEGAN MINING OPERATION1958 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES: CONDUCTED EXAMINATION OF PROPERTY.U.S. GEOL. SURV. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S., 1903-1931; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1932-1949.