| Deposit ID | 10025914 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001891 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Middleton Olivine Deposit |
| Related records | 10151271 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.10099, 35.42121 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF BALSAM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hazelwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tuckasegee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(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 | Jackson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Olivine | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Olivine | Ore |
| (1) | -83.10099, 35.42121 |
|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
|---|---|
| Width | 54.86M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Webster-Balsam Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001891 |
HUNTER, C.E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 41. 117 P.
LARRABEE, D.M. AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, OLIVINE IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P.326-327
1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPOR
HUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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