Mine detail: American Rutile Mine

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Location:	Nelson County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	37.74395, -78.97391
dep_id:	10080115
mrds_id:	W031195
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:	Actinolite, Biotite, Graphite, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz, Tremolite
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR
work_type:	Surface/Underground
conc_proc:	Replacement (Titanium Mineralization Post-Emplacement)
ore_ctrl:	Shear Zones
Reporter:	Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)
hrock_unit:	Diabase Dike;Roseland Anorthosite;Altered Massive Charnockite
hrock_type:	Anorthosite,Granite
arock_unit:	Diabase Dike;Roseland Anorthosite;Massive Charnockite
arock_type:	Diabase,Anorthosite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
tectonic:	Orogen
Year first produced:	1900
dy_ba:	<
disc_yr:	1900
References:	Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: SWANSON, V.F. AND SHELTON, J.E., 1962, FLOTATION OF TITANIUM MINERALS FROM THE ROSELAND ANORTHOSITE, NEAR ROSELAND, NELSON COUNTY, VA.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REP. INV. 5953, 21 P. 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:: 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:: WATSON, T.L. AND TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE TITANIUM AND APATITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 3-A, 308 P. Deposit:: 1900 DIREXPL AMERICAN RUTILE CO.: BEGAN MINING OPERATION Deposit:: 1958 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES: CONDUCTED EXAMINATION OF PROPERTY. Production:: U.S. GEOL. SURV. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S., 1903-1931; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1932-1949.