| Deposit ID | 10094985 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000071 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckeye Creek Prospect |
| Related records | 10199945 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.90262, 36.23148 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1097 |
| Relative position | 1.7 MILES EAST OF WHALEY ON BUCKEYE CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Watauga(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elk Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Boone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Pisgah 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 | Watauga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Pyromorphite | Ore |
| (1) | -81.90262, 36.23148 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000071 |
BRYANT, BRUCE, 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE LINVILLE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA-TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY QUAD. MAP GQ-364
1965 GEOLMAP BRYANT, BRUCE
1971 OTHER EASTMAN ROCK AND MINERAL CLUB
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE OF FEW, REPORTED WULFENITE LOCALITIES IN EASTERN US |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.