Mine detail: American Cyanimid Wood Pit

Previously called 'S.V. Wood TractThomas Wood DepositB.F. Camden Tract'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.70867, -79.07031

Resource(B)

Primary: Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments
Secondary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Ore: Apatite, Ilmenite, Rutile
Gangue: Actinolite, Andesine, Biotite, Chlorite, Hypersthene, Magnetite, Oligoclase
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1953

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1958

Geology

Host type:Anorthosite,Granite
Associated rock:Roseland Anorthosite;Layered Granulite Gneiss
Associated type:Anorthosite,Granite
Structure:Ne-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic:Orogen

References

MRDSW031188
DEP10080110
Reference{Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: FISH (1962)}{Deposit:: CRAVEN, C.E., 1959, CONCENTRATION OF SAPROLITIC ILMENITE ORES AT PINEY RIVER: UNPUBLISHED REPORT OF 1 OCT 1959, AMERICAN CYANAMID CO., PIGMENTS DIVISION, PINEY RIVER, VA.}{Deposit:: FISH, G.E., JR., 1962, TITANIUM RESOURCES OF NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VA., (IN TWO PARTS), 1. SAPROLITE ORES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6094, 44 P.}{Deposit:: HERZ, N., 1969, THE ROSELAND ALKALIC ANORTHOSITE MASSIF, VIRGINIA, IN ISACHSEN, Y.W. (ED), ORIGIN OF ANORTHOSITE AND RELATED ROCKS: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM AND SCIENCE SERVICE, MEMOIR 18, P. 357-367.}{Deposit:: HILLHOUSE, D.N., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE PINEY RIVER-ROSELAND TITANIUM AREA, NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH. D. THESIS VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.}{Deposit:: 1953 GEOPHYS AERIAL MAGNETOMETER SURVEY DETECTED ANOMALY.}{Deposit:: 1957 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES: CONDUCTED MAGNETOMETER SURVEY AND DRILLING PROGRAM.}{Deposit:: 1958 DIREXPL AMER. CYANAMID CO.: CONDUCTED MAGNETOMETER SURVEY AND DRILLING PROGRAM.}
ReporterMeintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)