| Deposit ID | 10068334 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001338 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snowbird Mtn. Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.0832, 35.8001 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cocke(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Waterville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper French Broad(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Cocke |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| (1) | -83.0832, 35.8001 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001338 |
CARPENTER, 1966, GSA SE SECTION PROGRAM P. 17
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVERAL THIN ZONES OF RICH CONCENTRATIONS IN TERRANE WHERE ILMENITE PARTINGS ARE UBIQUITOUS. TI02 ABOUT 60 PERCENT IN ILMENITE WHICH CONSTITUTES 7O PERCENT OF HEAVIES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1973 | Force, Eric R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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