| Deposit ID | 10025758 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001694 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Westfeldt Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Kolb-Westfeldt, Or Westerveldt |
| Related records | 10175814 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.69906, 35.51316 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 866 |
| Relative position | 0.2 MILE ENE OF TALI GAP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Swain(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thunderhead Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Little Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Great Smoky Mountains National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Swain |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Result | COMPOSITE SAMPLE 0.19% CU, 0.11% ZN |
|---|---|
| Result | RICHEST-LOOKING ORE 0.56% CU, 0.20% ZN. |
| Model code | 91 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24b |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits) |
| Mark3 model number | 30 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Great Smoky Group, Precambrian; Graphitic Phyllitic Schist, Siltstone, Sandstone Or Quartzite. Espenshade (1963) Notes That The Schist And Phyllite Are Similar To The Anakeesta Formation, And The Sandstone Similar To The Thunderhead Sandstone |
| Rock description | Great Smoky Group, Precambrian; Graphitic Phyllitic Schist, Siltstone, Sandstone Or Quartzite. Espenshade (1963) Notes That The Schist And Phyllite Are Similar To The Anakeesta Formation, And The Sandstone Similar To The Thunderhead Sandstone |
| (1) | -83.69906, 35.51316 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Average Strike Of Strata N 65 Deg E., Dip 55 Deg Se Foliation Strikes N 70 Deg E And Dips 45 Deg Se. |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Swain County Copper District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001694 |
ESPENSHADE, 1963
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1963, GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1142-I, P. I1 - I50
USGS COMPILE ESPENSHADE, G.H., USGS BULL. 1142-
MONEYMAKER, B.C., TVA INTERNAL REPORT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SULFIDES ARE DISSEMINATED IN THE QUARTZITE AND ALSO OCCUR IN THIN BANDS ALONG THE SCHISTOSITY AND IN VEINLETS. ALSO OCCUR IN THE SCHISTS. FOX, ET AL, STATE THAT THE PROSPECT IS LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED FEET NORTHWEST OF THE DIORITE DIKE AND WITHIN THE BELT OF THUNDERHEAD SLATES AND QUARTZITES. THEY ALSO CONSIDER THAT THE COPPER DEPOSITS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIORITE DIKE OR SILL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1973 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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