Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite
GangueFeldspar, Magnetite, Mica, Pyrite, Pyroxene, Quartz
Geology
Associated rockGneiss,Amphibolite,Granite · Nelsonite Dike;Border Gneiss;Lovingston Formation (Mylonitic Gneiss)
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1889
Identification
Deposit ID10080119
MRDS IDW031199
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.81727, -78.93891
References
SRC.REF: FISH AND SWANSON, 1964.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D.N., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE PINEY RIVER-ROSELAND TITANIUM AREA, NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH.D. THESIS, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.WATSON, T.L. AND TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE TITANIUM AND APATITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL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.1889 DIREXPL VIRGINIA MINING & MANUFACTURING CO.: CONDUCTED EXPLORATORY PROSPECTING.DIREXPL DIAMOND DRILLING CONDUCTED.