| Deposit ID | 10026486 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K005129 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morgan Hill Chromite Prospect |
| Related records | 10296650 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.5068, 35.77177 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1150 FT. ENE OF THE MORGAN HILL 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 | Primary |
| Olivine | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Talc-Soapstone | Tertiary |
| Asbestos | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Ore |
| Chromite | Ore |
| Garnierite | Ore |
| Olivine | Ore |
| Talc | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Vermiculite | Gangue |
| 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) | -82.5068, 35.77177 |
|---|
| General form | POD/LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.005HA |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Overall depth | 3.05M |
| Overall length | 15.24M |
| Overall width | 3.66M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K005129 |
HUNTER, C. E., MURDOCK, T. G., AND MACCARTHY, G. R., 1942, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL., DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 42, 39 P.
HUNTER, C. E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL., DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULL. 41, 117 P.
PRATT, J. H. AND LEWIS, J. V., 1905, CORUNDUM AND THE PERIDOTITES OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, VOL. 1 464 P.
5) MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NAT. & ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SECTION GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SE.
6) PAWEL, G. W., 1939, NICKEL IN NORTH CAROLINA: THE SO-LONG KNOWN SILICATE ORES OF JACKSON CO. ONCE MORE INVITE ATTENTION: ENG. MINING JOUR. V. 140, NO. 10, P. 35 - 38.
8) 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.
5) 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
1905 COMPILE PRATT & LEWIS N. C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
1941 COMPILE HUNTER, N. C. DEPT. CONS. & DEVEL.
1942 GEOPHYS HUNTER, ET AL., N. C. DEPT. CONS. & DEVEL.
HUNTER, C. E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF N. CAROLINA & GEORGIA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OCCURS NEAR THE CONTACT OF UNIT 2 (BIOTITE-HORNBLENDE MIGMATITE) AND UNIT 3 (ALUMINOUS METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS). THE MINERALIZATION VARIES FOR EACH COMMODITY. THE OLVINE & CHROMITE ARE PREC - EARLY PAL(?), WHILE THE NICKEL & SOME CHROMITE ARE CREC TO CEN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Merschat, Carl E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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