| Deposit ID | 10079270 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028464 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Clay Pits Hi-021 |
| Related records | 10150894 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.98373, 35.95426 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 872 |
| Relative position | 2.1 KM SW OF DOE HILL MTN PEAK; ANOTHER CLAY PIT IS 1.0 KM WSW OF THE CITED CLAY PIT AND ANOTHER IS 0.5 KM WSW OF THE CITED CLAY PIT JUST WITHIN THE NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDRY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Avery(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Linville Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Avery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Mica | Secondary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Result | AVERAGE OF TWELVE ANALYSIS FROM NEARBY SIMILAR AREA IS 24 PERCENT QUARTZ, 16 PERCENT MICA, 0.5 PERCENT FELDSPAR, 47 PERCENT HYDRATED HALLOYSITE, AND 12 PERCENT KAOLIN |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| (1) | Quartz Diorite to Granodiorite |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 30M |
| Length | 1800M |
| Width | 700M |
| Depth to top | 5M |
| Depth to bottom | 34M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1937 |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| District name | Spruce Pine Area |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 90HA |
| Overall length | 1800M |
| Overall width | 700M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028464 |
SRC.REF: BRYANT, 1970; FROM SAND, 1956
PITS IN LINVILLE FALLS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MAP
1978 GEOCHEM D'AGOSTINO, SAMPLING
BRYANT, 1966; D'AGOSTINO, 1978
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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