| Deposit ID | 10026478 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K005121 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Sample Locality & Nearby Trench |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of Democrat Olivine Body Dunite |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.50153, 35.77816 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1400' SW OF IVY PARK CHURCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Buncombe(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 | Buncombe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Olivine | Tertiary |
| Talc-Soapstone | Tertiary |
| Asbestos | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Ore |
| Chromite | Ore |
| Garnierite | Ore |
| Olivine | Ore |
| Talc | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bio Horn Migmatite (Unit 2) Roan Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Bio Horn Migmatite (Unit 2) Roan Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -82.50153, 35.77816 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K005121 |
PAWEL, G. W., 1939, NICKEL IN NORTH CAROLINA: THE SO-LONG KNOWN SILICATE ORES OF JACKSON COUNTY ONCE MORE INVITE ATTENTION: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 140, NO. 10, P. 35-38.
HUNTER, C. E., 1941, FORSERITE OLOVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL., DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 41, 117 P.
HUNTER, C. E., MURDOCK, J. G., MACCARTHY, G. R., 1942, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL., DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 42, 39 P.
5) CARPENTER, R. H. AND HALE, R. C., 1967, NICKELIFEROUS SOILS AND STREAM SEDIMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PERIDOTITES NEAR DEMOCRAT, NORTH CAROLINA: SOUTHEASTERN GEOL., V. 8, NO. 1, P. 9 - 18.
6) MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF NAT. & ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SECTION GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SE.
7) RAY, J. A., 1962, HOLCOMBE BRANCH AND DEMOCRAT DUNITE BODIES, MADISON AND BUNCOMBE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA: UNPUBLISHED MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, 97 P.
6) 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
1964 GEOCHEM WORTHINGTON, J. E., ECON. GEOL., V. 59, P. 97 - 109
1967 GEOCHEM TVA, SE GEOL., V. 8, NO. 1
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Merschat, Carl E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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