| Deposit ID | 10080114 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031194 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nuckols Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.69248, 37.68088 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 85 |
| Relative position | 1.2 MI NW OF CENTERVILLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Goochland(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hylas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Richmond(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Richmond(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle James-Willis(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Goochland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite;Amphibolite;Pyroxenite |
| Rock description | Pegmatite;Amphibolite;Pyroxenite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite;State Farm Gneiss;Amphibolite;Pyroxenite |
| Rock description | Pegmatite;State Farm Gneiss;Amphibolite;Pyroxenite |
| (1) | -77.69248, 37.68088 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Dome |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1845 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Titanium Alloy Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nuckols |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 23M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031194 |
BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOL. SURV., BULL. 48, 68 P.
GOODWIN, B.K., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE HYLAS AND MIDLOTHIAN QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, REP. INV. 23, 51 P.
HESS, F.L., 1910, NEW RUTILE DEPOSITS NEAR RICHMOND, VIRGINIA: MINING WORLD, V. 33, P. 305-307.
WATSON, T.L., AND TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE TITANIUM AND APATITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOL. SURV., BULL. 3-A, 308 P.
GRAHAM, E. NUCKOLS, 1984, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
1800 DIREXPL AREA PROSPECTED DUE TO MISIDENTIFICATION OF RUTILE FOR PROUSTITE/PYRARGYRITE.
1910 DIREXPL TITANIUM ALLOY CO.: PROSPECTED FOR RUTILE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RUTILE OCCURS AS MASSES WEIGHING UP TO 90 - 135 KG IN SOIL AND SAPROLITE AS MATERIAL WEATHERED FROM PEGMATITE. |
| Deposit | ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCES OF RUTILE FLOAT REPORTED IN AREA FROM POINT 2.6 KM (1.6 MI) WEST OF CENTERVILLE ALONG U.S. HWY 250 NNE TO STATE ROAD 621 SOUTH OF JOHNSONS SPRINGS (SEE WATSON AND TABER, 1913, FIG. 20). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1840'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1987 | Sweet, Palmer C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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