| Deposit ID | 10089437 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026485 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Iron Ore Prospect Fl - 003 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.27093, 35.23594 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 329 |
| Relative position | 6.8 KM EAST OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gaston(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kings Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Gaston |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | OF BROWN HEMATITE, IN PERCENT, SI 12.40 , FE 57.30 , P 0.081 , P RATIO 0.141 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.27093, 35.23594 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nne Trending Folds And Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | North Trending Crowders Mountain Antiform |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 E |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1893 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026485 |
SRC.REF: NITZE, H. B. C., 1893 , PG. 109
NITZE, H. B. C., 1893 , THE IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 1 , MINE TEXT P. 109 , TEXT 239 P.
KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000 LOCATES PROSPECT SITE BY MINE ADIT SYMBOL
NITZE, H.B.C., 1893, THE IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, MINE TEXT, P. 109.
NITZE, 1893
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TEST PIT CUTS 1 M OF BROWN HEMATITE BETWEEN SANDSTONE WALLS; ADIT AT SLIGHTLY LOWER ELEVATION FROM TEST PIT ENCOUNTERED ONLY SLIGHT SPRINKLING OF MAGNETITE |
| Deposit | IRREGULAR MASSES OF BROWN HEMATITE APPEAR AS FLOAT IN PROSPECT AREA; PROSPECT IS IN CROWDERS MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHWARD KINGS MOUNTAIN IRON ORE BELT WHICH IS THE MOST EASTERLY OF FOUR IRON ORE BELTS MINED IN REGION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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