| Deposit ID | 10088541 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K003532 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sugarloaf Mountain Prospect |
| Related records | 10272717 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.11627, 35.36761 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | JUST SOUTH OF THE RIDGE TOP, 700 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE GAP BETWEEN SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN AND FERN MOUNTAIN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tuckasegee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tuckasegee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Nantahala 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 | Jackson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Primary |
| Iron, Pig Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Result | CHALCOPYRITE APPEARS TO CONSTITUTE ABOUT ONE PERCENT OF THE ROCK. |
|---|
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Muscovite Schist And Gneiss: Mica-Quartz-Plagioclase Schist Generally Interlayered With Gneissic Metasandstone; Schist Is Locally Graphitic And Sulfidic, And Commonly Garnetiferous (Hadley And Nelson, 1971) | ||||
| Rock description | Muscovite Schist And Gneiss: Mica-Quartz-Plagioclase Schist Generally Interlayered With Gneissic Metasandstone; Schist Is Locally Graphitic And Sulfidic, And Commonly Garnetiferous (Hadley And Nelson, 1971) | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Ashe Metamorphic Suite and Tallulah Falls Formation; Muscovite-biotite gneiss |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast |
| Strike | N |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 S |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K003532 |
HADLEY, J.B., AND NELSON, A.E., 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE KNOXVILLE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND SOUTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-654, 1:250,000
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1944, COPPER DEPOSITS IN JACKSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT, 10 P
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1975 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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