Virginia · Albemarle County
Past Producer

North Garden Mine

Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
IronTitaniumMetal
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryTitanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Ilmenite, Magnetite
GangueApatite, Biotite, Garnet, Hornblende, Zircon
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Lovingston Formation
Associated rockGneiss · Lovingston Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1775
Discovery year1775
Identification
Deposit ID10100237
MRDS IDW031219
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.94255, -78.64751
References
NELSON, W.A., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 77, 92 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA: J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.DAGENHART, JR., T.V., AND MADDOX, G.L., 1977, THE HISTORY AND MINERALOGY OF A REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD IRON MINE, NORTH GARDEN, VIRGINIA: ROCKS AND MINERALS V. 57 NO. 7 PP. 360-366.1870 DIREXPL ANDREW G. HUNTER; ABANDONED SITE AFTER 1 YEARDIREXPL ALBEMARLE IRON WORKS CO.; PRODUCTION IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN MODEST.1960 GEOPHYS UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA GEOPHYSICS CLASS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. ROBERT S. YOUNG: A MAGNETOMETER SURVEY TAKEN WITH A SHARPE MODEL A-2 VERTICAL INTENSITY MAGNETOMETER FOUND A SMALL BUT HIGH-VALUE MAGNETIC ANOMALY TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF THE MAJOR PIT, AND MAGNETIC FLOAT WAS OBSERVED ON THE STEEP HILL SLOPE 150-180 M (500-600 FT) WEST OF THE OLD PIT (NELSON, 1962, P. 69).DAGENHART AND MADDOX, (1977).