Morehead

Occurrence in Carteret county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Titanium, Metal, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068551
MRDS ID W001640
Record type Site
Current site name Morehead

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.76636, 34.73344 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carteret(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mansfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Morehead City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Beaufort(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pamlico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Carteret

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
45N 89W 34,35 North Carolina

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.76636, 34.73344

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1964, TITANIUM DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVELOP., DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES INF. CIRC. 19, 51 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HEAVY MINERALS IN SANDS AND CLAYS OF FIVE DRILL HOLES AVERAGED 0.9% OF MATERIAL DRILLED. THERE WERE 24.0 LB. CONCENTRATES PER CU. YD.DEPOSIT LIES ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF TENSLEEP IN T.45N, R.89W, SEC.34 AND 35, AND T.44N, R.89W, SEC.2 AND 11. DEPOSIT LIES ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF TENSLEEP IN T.45N, R.89W, SEC.34 AND 35, AND T.44N, R.89W, SEC.2 AND 11.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1972 Cooper, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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