| Deposit ID | 10078847 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027524 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Limonite Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.88817, 35.82315 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 552 |
| Relative position | 3.5 KM DUE EAST OF PINNACLE PEAK; OCCURRENCE LOCATION NOT EXACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Burke(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ashford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Pisgah National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Burke |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Secondary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | NITZE REPORTS NEARBY SIMILAR OCCURRENCES HAVE IN PERCENT FE 30.97 , SI 26.60 , P 0.11 , AU 0.05 OZ., AG 0.15 OZ. |
|---|
| (1) | -81.88817, 35.82315 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nne Fault System |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Trust Fault Boundry Trends East At Limonite Site |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1800 |
| District name | Linville Falls Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027524 |
NITZE, 1893
NITZE, H. B. C., 1893 , IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 1 , 239 P., MINE TEXT P. 121 - 124
OCCURRENCE IN ASHFORD TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1893 RECON NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOSSAN TRACED WESTWARD ABOUT 10 KM |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: MID 1800 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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