Commodities
TertiaryTitanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model121: Shoreline placer Ti
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Zircon
GangueApatite, Biotite, Corundum, Fluorite, Garnet, Hematite, Kyanite, Limonite, Rutile, Spinel, Staurolite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Wellborn Formation
Tectonic settingPassive Continental Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10096163
MRDS IDW001337
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.3155, -96.63499
References
SHELBY, C.A., 1965, HEAVY MINERALS IN THE WELLBORN FORMATION, LEE AND BURLESON COUNTIES, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPT. INVEST. 55, 54P.HAHN, A., ET AL, 1961, TITANIUM-BEARING DEPOSITS IN SOUTH TEXAS: US BUREAU OF MINES RI 5712, 84 P.DRILLING AND SAMPLING BY US BUREAU OF MINES 1958.FIELD WORK AND LAB ANALYSES 1956-1960 BY C.A. SHELBY, P.T. FLAWN, AND J.M. PEGG, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY.HAHN ET AL (1961)