The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-24
new VIRGINIA ORE
WORTH MILLIONS
Titanium Used in Steel Rails
and for Many Other
Purposes.
FOUND ONLY IN TWO COUNTIES
Nelson and Amherst Growing
Rich From New Discovery.
Millions in It.

DIR. J. Shar.hail Grasty. OF the de-
narrment Of geology of the University
~ virginia. has written to the Trades
man. Of Chattanooga Tenn. an Inter
esting account Of the discovery OF .
new mineral that Is founc only IL
xiufa and only In two OF the ccuht'ee
q the state-Selson and Anneis.
The biologists have nameo 'ne
able mineral titaniunL DE-. 1ras's
says:
-uithfn recent years . large num-
Der Of railroad wrecks nave oeen
trtbuted 10 detective steel rails TINS
fact. together with the oesire on me
mar, of the manufacturers to add 10
the wearing quality OF thei- product
end in response to the demand mads
bv the railroad companies for laiis
Of greater durability. resulted In orhe.
ing forth of the now widely heraioeo
titaniun rail, the superiority OF wnicn
has been fully Iemonstrated-
"Titaptum not only eliminates num-
Der of deleterious impurities. but also
by reason Of its chemical annI'ies
greatly reduces others. Furthermore.
it's presence in the rail In preventing
b-istleness a very considerable increase
in the amount OF carbon tnat may Do
present, thus materially adding to the
quality of these rails. 60 that they sen
for about 81 more per ton than other
open-hearth rails In which Uranium -
absent
what TftanlaD u.
The demand fc ti,anium rails
means. of course. a much greater de-
n,and for ti.aniferous deposits than
-ye- heretofore the most desirable
form in which il is found Is as the
oxioe Of ;itanium. or as the mineralo-
yfs,s call it, ;he mineral futile Inc
only important and large deposit OF
this mineral in America 10 found in the
south, namely. In Amherst and Nelson
Counties, Va.
.-rhe area in question lies about six
miles northwest OF the Southern KALI
way and situated about midway be-
tween Charlottesville on the northeast
and Lynchburg on the southwest Al
shown by the accompanying map
According to DR.. Thomas l. "at.
son. who has made . very carefu. ano
detailed study Of the Virginia rutile
deposits. the formation in which the
rutiIe occurs occupies = narrow low
land bel, In Nelson and Amherst Coun-
ties that has a general northeast
southwest direction approximately SIX
teen miles ia length and not exceeding
txc and one half miles In greatest
wistn.' This formation Is described by
aim as being similar to q coarse
grained peguatfte.
Osher vsDsabBe FOrDstSsDs.
The region. however, surrounding
~. -,,.t,e area is undt Rain by q band
"a rock or Rniess ranging from me-
,ium to dark gray in colcr and from
very finely iaminated or schistose to
a coarser type Of rock that looks ike.
and. SO far as composition 10 Concerned.
Is a banLed granite. In the dskes OF
pcrmatite IN which the futile occurs
this mineral which u nearly twice
IS heavy and almost as hard as quartz.
,s disseminated through the mineral
c,n.t,tu.n,. OF the pesma;i;e- which
are chiefly felAepar. blue quartz. a7d
h,-nhlade As .etioish-brown needles,
s.,cks ard grains. making I'D tn some
case. more ,hsn 30 per cent OF the
total rock mass However. the aver
age composition OF the rutiie-ecas.ne
rock. as given in Bulletin No. Sas OF
the Cn!t~s states Geniosica' survey.
IL : as per cent. oct obviously IN
working. the pecter occurrences are.
a. far as possible and expcdfene. arawn
on nrSs. The material a. mised ~
the American Rutiic Company and tne
General Electric Company. tse only
two concerns operating 10 tats ne!d.
though they BY no means own All o.
the good deposits ~ the district. -
6rst crushed. ana then ~ means OF
stamps re1uced thirty mesh sise. wnen
Il goes 70 o classidet and anei1y 20
wyIaey tables for concentration. TIE
vet concentrates av then SrSed A.
ps.~keA in sacks Of 3ee poua1o eece.
In assrususng the 1Sljed product pr.
watson states shsS tive Graa<s are
marketed. .<,estgnaseA - "A gyo0e.
Witch sveraees FROM - 20 - pes cent
a. vues,e. s~A = gssde, which aeoayS
q. Ser ceue u ruesoe.
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~Tne OccuveRce % ruetoe - peUoo-
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