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Gaston Ore Beds

Past Producer in Halifax county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084270
MRDS ID W101509
Record type Site
Current site name Gaston Ore Beds

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.82332, 36.46896 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Halifax(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thelma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Roanoke Rapids(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Norfolk(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Roanoke Rapids(hydrologic unit)

Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Halifax

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 241
USGS model code 34a
Deposit model name Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.82332, 36.46896
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Strike N 20 3
    Dip 80 SE
    Length 1500M
    Width 0.75M

Comments on the geologic information

  • TWO PARALLEL BEDS ABOUT 30 M APART STRIKING N 20 E DIPPING 80 SE. BEDSuRANGE FORM 0.5-0.75 M THICK AND MAY EXTEND 1.5 KM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SIX OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARPENTER, 1976, NC GS M.R. BULL. 84

  • Deposit

    NITZE, H.B.C., 1893, IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, P. 44.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO PARALLEL BEDS. THIS DEPOSIT IS MOST LIKELY IRON-FORMATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 Whitlow, S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1993 Klein, T.L. U.S. Geological Survey

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