| Deposit ID | 10089730 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028596 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hiddenite Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.10898, 35.90065 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 347 |
| Relative position | 1.6 KM SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF DUE WEST OF HIDDENITE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alexander(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hiddenite(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Yadkin(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Alexander |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hiddenite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.10898, 35.90065 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1879 |
| Discoverer | Stephenson, J. A. D., 1875, Collector |
| District name | Hiddenite Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028596 |
KUNZ, GEORGE F., 1907, HISTORY OF THE GEMS FOUND IN NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY BULL. NO. 12, TEXT 60 P., OCCURRENCE TEXT P. 45 - 48.
OCCURRENCE IN HIDDENITE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSER. AND DEVEL., 1958, GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA, SCALE 1:500,000.
D'AGOSTINO, J. P., 1980, DATA FOR CRIB.
1907 COMPILE KUNZ, N. C. STATE, GEM LOCALITIES
1980 COMPILE D'AGOSTINO, MINES MAP
KUNZ, 1907
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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