Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Thorium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAnatase, Apatite, Ilmenite, Rutile
GangueFlorencite, Magnetite, Microcline, Quartz, Rhabdophane, Zircon
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Pegmatite,Granite · Pegmatite;Nelsonite Dike;Altered Lovingston Formation
Associated rockDiorite,Pegmatite,Granite · Pegmatite;Nelsonite Dike;Altered Lovingston Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
AlterationMoore (1940) Reports Host Rock To Be Intensely Altered Lovingston Granite Gneiss.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10089765
MRDS IDW031190
Alternate namesLucian Burley Prospect, Marion Burley Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.62228, -79.12558
References
GEITGEY, R.P., 1967, MINERALOGY OF A DEEPLY WEATHERED PERRIERITE-BEARING PEGMATITE IN AMHERST COUNTY, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.MITCHELL, R. S. AND GEITGEY, R. P., 1968, BARIAN FLORENCITE, WEINSCHENKITE, AND RHABDOPHANE FROM A PERRIERITE - BEARING PEGMATITE IN AMHERST COUNTY, VIRGINIA: SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGY, V. 9, NO. 3, P. 143-150.MOORE, C. H., JR., 1940, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE AMHERST QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH. D. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVERSITYPEGAU, A. A., 1932, PEGMATITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 33, 123 P.1928 RECON VA. GEOL. SURV.: INSPECTED SITE1938 GEOLMAP C. H. MOORE, JR.: MAPPED AREADIREXPL EXPLORATORY AND SPECIMEN PITS DUG