| Deposit ID | 10079272 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028466 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence Hi-012 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.76427, 35.91065 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 719 |
| Relative position | 2.2 KM SOUTH OF BROWN MOUNTAIN PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Burke(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chestnut Mountain(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 |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.76427, 35.91065 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast |
| General form | PLUTON |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1979 |
| District name | Morganton Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028466 |
D'AGOSTINO, JOHN P., 1979, PERSONAL OBSERVATION.
OCCURRENCE IN CHESTNUT MTN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
1979 GEOCHEM D'AGOSTINO, GEOCHEM MA
D'AGOSTINO, 1979
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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