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Unnamed Magnetite Occurrence

Occurrence in Buncombe county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026456
MRDS ID K005096
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Magnetite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.51625, 35.8051 (WGS84)
Relative position 3850 FEET SE OF GENTRY GAP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mars Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Asheville(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Buncombe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Aluminous Metasedimentary Rocks(Unit 3), Carolina Gneiss
    Rock description Aluminous Metasedimentary Rocks(Unit 3), Carolina Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.51625, 35.8051
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Moss, Herman

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.001HA
    Overall length 3.05M
    Overall width 3.05M

Comments on the workings information

  • A SHALLOW PROSPECT PIT PROBABLY DUG BY THE PROPERTY OWNER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE; NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAGNETITE IS SCATTERED AROUND THE PIT, SOME CHUNCKS 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER WERE FOUND. MAGNETITE IS A VERY COMMON ACCESSORY MINERAL IN THE ROCKS OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Merschat, Carl E. U.S. Geological Survey

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