Mine detail: Blue Rock Farm Prospect

Previously called 'E.M. Hughes Deposit'

Location:	Nelson County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	37.77811, -78.97307
dep_id:	10080116
mrds_id:	W031196
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments
Minor mineral:	Phosphorus-Phosphates
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	No production occurred
Development status:	Occurrence
ore:	Ilmenite
gangue:	Biotite, Microcline
orebody_fm:	LINEAR, LENTICULAR
conc_proc:	Magmatic Differentiation
Reporter:	Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)
arock_type:	Anorthosite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
tectonic:	Orogen
dy_ba:	<
disc_yr:	1900
References:	Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: FISH AND SWANSON, 1964 Deposit:: FISH, G.E., JR., AND SWANSON, V.F., 1964, TITANIUM RESOURCES OF NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VA., (IN TWO PARTS), 2. NELSONITE: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6429, 25 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:: 1878 OTHER PHILADELPHIA & READING COAL & IRON CO.: OBTAINED MINERAL RIGHTS. Deposit:: 1959 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES: CONDUCTED EXPLORATORY DRILLING ON E.M. HUGHES PROPERTY.