Mine detail: Spring Creek Occurrence

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Location

Lat / long: 37.21673, -78.54973

Resource(M)

Primary: Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium)
Gangue: Garnet, Goethite, Kaolin, Quartz
Orebody form: LINEAR

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Chopawamsic Formation
Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Ne-Sw Trend, Faults?
Tectonic:Piedmont

References

MRDSW031186
DEP10080107
Reference{Deposit:: DIETRICH, R.V., 1970, MINERALS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE RESEARCH DIVISION BULLETIN 47, WILLIAMS PRINTING CO., RICHMOND, VA., 325 P.}{Deposit:: MITCHELL, R.S., AND ZULKIEWICZ, R.J., 1970, VIRGINIA METAMICT MINERALS: PYROCHLORE-MICROLITE SERIES, SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGY, VOL. 11, NO. 3, PP. 173-185.}{Deposit:: HEINRICH, E.W., 1962, RADIOACTIVE COLUMBITE, THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, VOL. 47, PP. 1363-1379.}
ReporterTrimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)