W H Fortenberry Prospect

Prospect in Cleveland county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Gemstone, Mica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10127010
MAS/MILS ID 0370450164
Record type Site
Current site name W H Fortenberry Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.44733, 35.19651 (WGS84)
Elevation 262

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cleveland(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Cleveland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Tertiary
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.44733, 35.19651

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITTS, WALLACE R. & OLSON, JERRY C., 1953, USGS PROF PAP

  • Deposit

    248-D, P. 276.

  • Deposit

    PEGMATITE MINERALS-KAOLINIZED PLAGIOCLACE & GRAY QUARTZ.

  • Deposit

    ACCESSORY AQUAMARINE BERYL CRYSTALS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.