| Location: | Amherst County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 37.70006, -79.02474 |
| dep_id: | 10080113 |
| mrds_id: | W031193 |
| Commodity type: | metallic and nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments |
| Minor mineral: | Phosphorus-Phosphates |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Medium ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Apatite, Ilmenite, Rutile |
| gangue: | Andesine, Biotite, Chlorite, Graphite, Hypersthene, Pyrite, Quartz |
| orebody_fm: | LINEAR, IRREGULAR |
| work_type: | Surface/Underground |
| conc_proc: | Replacement (Titanium Mineralization Post-Emplacement). |
| Reporter: | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) |
| hrock_type: | Anorthosite,Schist |
| arock_unit: | Diabase Dike;Nelsonite Dike;Roseland Anorthosite;Massive Charnockite |
| arock_type: | Diabase,Gabbro,Anorthosite,Granite |
| Structure: | Ne-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium |
| tectonic: | Orogen |
| Year first produced: | 1907 |
| disc_yr: | 1878 |
| References: |
- 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HILLHOUSE, D. N., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE PINEY RIVER-ROSELAND TITANIUM AREA, NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH.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:: MOORE, C.H., JR., 1940, ORIGIN OF THE NELSONITE DIKES OF AMHERST COUNTY, VIRGINIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 35, NO. 5, P. 629-645.
- Deposit:: ROSS, C. S., 1941, OCCURRENCE AND ORIGIN OF THE TITANIUM DEPOSITS OF NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 198, 59 P.
- Deposit:: 1878 DIREXPL PHILA. & READING COAL & IRON CO.: PROSPECTED UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR IRON.
- Deposit:: 1907 DIREXPL GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.: BEGAN MINING OF NELSONITE DIKE FOR RUTILE.
- Deposit:: 1928 DIREXPL VANADIUM CORP. OF AMERICA: BEGAN PROSPECTING AND MINING OF SAPROLITE ORE.
- Production:: U.S. GEOL. SURV. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S. 1907-1931; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES
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