| Deposit ID | 10078682 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027146 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Joel Walker Beryl Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.71316, 35.63899 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 818 |
| Relative position | 4.9 KM SSW OF BURKEMONT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Burke(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Morganton South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Burke |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Emerald | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Granite Or Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Granite Or Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.71316, 35.63899 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeastward Trending Structures And Lithologic Boundaries. |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Discoverer | Joel Walker |
| District name | South Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.002HA |
| Overall length | 5.49M |
| Overall width | 3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027146 |
PRATT, J. H., AND BERRY, H. M., 1911 , MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1908 , 1909 , AND 1910 : NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY, 131 P, 1 PT., 27 FIGS
KEITH, ARTHUR, AND STERRETT, D. R., - UNPUBLISHED MAP OF THE MORGANTON 30 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FIELD WORK 1896 , 1899 , 1900 , 1901 AND 1907
PROSPECT IN MORGANTON SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1910 GEOLMAP KEITH, ARTHUR AND STERRETT, D. B
KEITH, UNPUBLISHED
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1977 | Whitlow, Jesse W. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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