Description
C. H. Moore, Jr.
Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite, Ilmenite
GangueGraphite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Nelsonite Dike;Altered Lovingston Formation
Associated rockGneiss · Nelsonite Dike;Altered Lovingston Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10093818
MRDS IDW031191
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.61089, -79.14419
References
MOORE, C. H., JR., 1940, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE AMHERST QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH. D. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY1938 GEOLMAP C. H. MOORE, JR.: DISCOVERED DEPOSI