| Deposit ID | 10025784 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001730 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Senia Olivine Deposit |
| Related records | 10126911 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.04845, 36.06398 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF FRANK AT THE MOUTH OF ROARING CREEK |
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 |
|---|---|
| Olivine | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Olivine | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -82.04845, 36.06398 |
|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
|---|---|
| Width | 91.44M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Frank Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001730 |
HUNTER, C.E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 41. 117 P.
LARRABEE, D.M. AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, OLIVINE IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P. 326-327.
BROBST, D.A. 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE SPRUCE PINE DISTRICT AVERY, MITCHELL, AND YANCEY COUNTIES NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1122.A. 26P.
1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPOR
HUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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