Mine detail: Blue Rock Farm Prospect

Previously called 'E.M. Hughes Deposit'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.77811, -78.97307

Resource(B)

Primary: Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments
Secondary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Ore: Ilmenite
Gangue: Biotite, Microcline
Orebody form: LINEAR, LENTICULAR
Discovery year: 1900

Production

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

Geology

Associated type:Anorthosite
Structure:Ne-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic:Orogen

References

MRDSW031196
DEP10080116
Reference{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.}
ReporterMeintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.)