| Deposit ID | 10026298 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K003552 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pinner Creek Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.49625, 35.44538 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.5 MILE SW OF FLETCHER CHURCH; 150 FEET W OF SOUTHERN RAILROAD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Buncombe(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fruitland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hendersonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper French Broad(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Buncombe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Marble, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE 1: 37.1% CAO |
|---|---|
| Result | 15.2% MGO |
| Result | 0.3% SIO2 |
| Result | 0.6% R2O3 |
| Result | 46.5% IGN. LOSS. SAMPLE 2: 31.5% CAO |
| Result | 19.0% MGO |
| Result | 1.1% SIO2 |
| Result | 0.17% FE2O3 |
| Result | 0.5% R2O3 |
| Result | 46.5% IGN. LOSS. SAMPLE 3: 54.7% CAO |
| Result | 1.7% MGO |
| Result | 0.4% SIO2 |
| Result | 0.3 R2O3.{ SAMPLE 1 AND 3 FROM OLD QUARRY ON PINNER CREEK |
| Result | SAMPLE 2 FROM DUMP AT PROSPECT ON PINNER CREEK. |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Cataclastic Schist, Phyllonite & Mylonite |
| Rock description | Age Cataclastic Schist, Phyllonite & Mylonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Tectonite > Mylonite |
| (1) | -82.49625, 35.44538 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast - Trending Brevard Fault Zone |
| General form | PODS AND LAYERS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K003552 |
INGLE, R.S., 1947, LIMESTONE IN THE BREVARD SCHIST: N.C. DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL. UNPUB. REPT.
CONRAD, S.G., 1960, CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONES OF THE PIEDMONT AND MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA: N.C. DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL. BULL. 74
LEMMON, R.E., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE FRUITLAND QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES MRS 202 - NW
LEMMON, R.E., AND DUNN, D.E., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FRUITLAND QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES GM 202 - NW, SCALE 1:24000
1947 COMPILE INGLE, R.S., N.C. DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL.; REPORT
1960 COMPILE CONRAD, S.G., N.C. DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL.; REPORT
1973 GEOLMAP N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES; MAP AND REPORT
LEMMON, 1973, N.C. DEP. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Floyd, Robert J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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