Mine detail: Virginia Placer

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Location

Lat / long:

37.41672, -75.33296

Resource(B)

Primary:	Titanium, Metal
Secondary:	Zirconium, Kyanite, Mineral Pigments
Ore:	Ilmenite, Kyanite, Rutile, Zircon
Gangue:	Andalusite, Apatite, Epidote, Garnet, Hematite, Hornblende, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sillimanite, Tourmaline
Discovery year:	1972

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Sand and Gravel
Tectonic:	Continental Shelf

References

MRDS	W002116
DEP	10068849
Reference	{Deposit:: THOMAS, J.B. AND GOODWIN, B.K., 1973, HEAVY MINERALS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA: ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V.5, NO. 5, P. 444}{Deposit:: 1972 DIREXPL THOMAS & GOODWIN: SAMPLED ARE}
Reporter	Force, Eric R., Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)