| Deposit ID | 10079279 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028476 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Quartz Vein Occurrence Ak-031 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.05339, 35.34954 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 134 |
| Relative position | 9.5 KM SLIGHTLY WEST OF DUE NORTH OF PEE-DEE TOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Morrow Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Uwharrie 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 | Montgomery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -80.05339, 35.34954 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Shear System |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1962 |
| Discoverer | Conley, 1962 |
| District name | Albemarle Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028476 |
CONLEY, JAMES F., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE ALBEMARLE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL., DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULL. 75, TEXT 26 P., MINE TEXT P. 18, MINE SYMBOLS SHOWN ON GEOLOGIC MAP AT 1:48,000.
OCCURRENCE IN ALBEMARLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500.
1962 GEOLMAP CONLEY, N.C. STATE, GEOLOGIC MA
CONLEY, 1962
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BEDROCK SHOWS FINE GRADED BEDDING, COMPOSED OF ALTERNATING SILT AND CLAY LAYERS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | WHITE AND BLUISH-GRAY MARBLE |
| Deposit | KINGS MOUNTAIN GROUP CONSISTS OF BEDDED QUARTZITE, MARBLE, CONGLOMERATE AND SCHIST; MARBLE OCCURS AS DISCONTINUOUS LENSES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | MAJOR QUARTZ VEIN OCCURRENCE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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