| Deposit ID | 10151879 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001887 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0371130002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Norton Chromite Prospect |
| Related records | 10025910, 10151743 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.39959, 35.00201 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 744 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Macon(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Prentiss(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Little Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Nantahala 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 | Macon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Hornblende | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Plagioclase | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -83.39959, 35.00201 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 54M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 54M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.5HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 0.3HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0371130002 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001887 | MAS references MRDS |
CHARLES E HUNTER ET AL 1942 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 42 CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF
CAROLINA P 16 & PL 4
JASPER L STUCKEY & STEPHEN G CONRAD 1958 NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 71 EXPLANA
TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA PP 19-20
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | YEAR ENTERED 1975 THE TYPE GRADE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS & CR FE RATIO OF THE CHROMITE NOT AVAILABLE CHROMITE IS ESTIMATED TO COMPRISE 4.4% OF RESI ORE BASED ON AN AVERAGE OF 5 SIMILAR DEPOSITS PERCENTAGES OF AND FE IN CHROMITE WAS OBTAINED FROM AN AVERAGE OF 3 SIMILAR DEPOSITS THE CR FE RATIO CALCULATED IS 1.6:1 & THE TYPE GRAD THE DEPOSITS USED TO OBTAIN THE PERCENTAGES IS CHEMICAL RECORD 080 CHROMITE OCCURS MAINLY AS A RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIO WITHIN WEATHERED DUNITE THAT HAS BEEN HIGHLY ALTERED TO AMPH AND AS DISSEMINATIONS WITHIN THE DUNITE BODY A FEW HUNDRED T CHROMITE COULD POSSIBLY BE RECOVERED FROM THE WEATHERED DUNI |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Lyday, Travis Q. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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