| Deposit ID | 10025081 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Molybdenite Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.65239, 35.0915 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shooting Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Nantahala National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Macon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| (1) | -83.65239, 35.0915 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000017 |
PRATT, J.H., 1916, ZIRCON, MONAZITE AND OTHER MINERALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LIGHTING APPARATUS: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY BULL. 25, 120 P
1916 COMPILE PRATT, N.C. GEOL & ECON SURVE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS LOCATION HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED. DETAILS ARE LACKING IN PRATT(1916) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.