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Ilmenite from
Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA


05033780017272735532952.jpg
Ilmenite, etc.

American Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
03059640017272016393459.jpg
Ilmenite, etc.

T. M. Boyd Prospect, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
05665910017362253944822.jpg
Ilmenite, etc.

American Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
05033780017272735532952.jpg
Ilmenite, etc.

American Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
03059640017272016393459.jpg
Ilmenite, etc.

T. M. Boyd Prospect, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
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Ilmenite, etc.

American Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
05033780017272735532952.jpg
Ilmenite, etc.

American Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
03059640017272016393459.jpg
Ilmenite, etc.

T. M. Boyd Prospect, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
05665910017362253944822.jpg
Ilmenite, etc.

American Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Hamlet
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rutile2
Quartz2
- var Blue Quartz2
Apatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6459
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6459:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Ilmenite in this Region
American Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Blue Rock Farm Prospect (E. M. Hughes Deposit), Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Giles-Hite Prospect (A. T. Stratton Prospect; Hight Prospect; Hite Prospect; H. M. Giles Prospect; Shelton Prospect; H. H. Harvey Prospect), Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
J. D. Johnson Prospect, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
T. M. Boyd Prospect, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘAmerican Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘGiles-Hite Prospect (A. T. Stratton Prospect; Hight Prospect; Hite Prospect; H. M. Giles Prospect; Shelton Prospect; H. H. Harvey Prospect), Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBlue Rock Farm Prospect (E. M. Hughes Deposit), Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘPiney River Quarry, Piney River, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘT. M. Boyd Prospect, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘU. S. Titanium Company Mine (Warwick Prospect; American Cyanamide Piney River Mine), Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘJ. D. Johnson Prospect, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘAmerican Cyanimid Wood Pit (S. V. Wood Tract; B. F. Camden Tract; Thomas Wood Deposit), Roseland Anorthosite, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘSmith Prospect (J. D. Smith Tract), Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘBuffalo River Prospect, Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
References
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.
Herz, N., & Force, E. R. (1987). Geology and mineral deposits of the Roseland district of central Virginia. USGS Professional Paper 1371.
Beste, Bob (2005) Location Guide for Rockhounds in the United States (3rd ed.)
 
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