| Deposit ID | 10102360 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K003583 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Powdermill Creek Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.04317, 36.05953 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Avery(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Carvers Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nolichucky(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 | Avery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -82.04317, 36.05953 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | SW |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Spruce Pine District/Plumtree Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K003583 |
1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G. ; REPOR
LESURE, F.G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1975 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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