| Deposit ID | 10026465 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K005106 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sam Cox #2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.50153, 35.84204 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2,250 FEET NE OF RADFORD GAP |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Madison |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Pegmatite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Bio Hornmigmatite (Unit 2) Roan Gneiss |
| Rock description | Bio Hornmigmatite (Unit 2) Roan Gneiss |
| (1) | -82.50153, 35.84204 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Buncombe District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K005106 |
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
1968 COMPILE LESURE, F. G., PROF. PAPER 57
LESURE, F. G., 1968, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Merschat, Carl E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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