| Deposit ID | 10093827 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031852 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hop Creek Rutile Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.36621, 35.66899 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 285 |
| Relative position | 6.8 KM DUE SOUTH OF HICKORY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catawba(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hickory(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Catawba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| (1) | -81.36621, 35.66899 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031852 |
D'AGOSTINO, JOHN P., PERSONAL OBSERVATION
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VERY COARSE BROWNISH-BLACK RUTILE. ALSO SMALLER UITREOUS ILMENITE GRAINS OCCUR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | D'Agostino, John P. (Rowe, William D.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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