Commodities
PrimaryMineral Pigments, Titanium, Metal
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR, LENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Rutile
GangueBiotite, Feldspar, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Associated rockAnorthosite,Gneiss · Nelsonite Dike;Border Gneiss;Roseland Anorthosite
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10080118
MRDS IDW031198
Alternate namesA.T. Stratton Prospect, H.M. Giles Prospect, H.H. Harvey Prospect, Shelton Prospect, Hight Prospect, Hite Prospect.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.75755, -78.98502
References
FISH, G.E., JR., AND SWANSON, V.F., 1964, TITANIUM RESOURCES OF NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VA. (IN TWO PARTS), 2. NELSONITE: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6429, 25 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D.N., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE PINEY RIVER-ROSELAND TITANIUM AREA, NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH.D. THESIS, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.WATSON, T.L. AND TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE TITANIUM AND APATITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 3-A, 308 P.1894 DIREXPL VIRGINIA PHOSPHATE & PAINT CORP.: CONDUCTED EXPLORATORY WORK.1903 DIREXPL W.M. CAMP PHOSPHATE CO.: EXPOSED "EXTENSION" OF DIKE ON SW SIDE OF TYE RIVER.