Middleton Olivine Deposit

Occurrence in Jackson county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Olivine
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025914
MRDS ID K001891
Record type Site
Current site name Middleton Olivine Deposit
Related records 10151271

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.10099, 35.42121 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF BALSAM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hazelwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tuckasegee(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Jackson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Olivine Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Olivine Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinization

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.10099, 35.42121

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 121.92M
    Width 54.86M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MOST OF WESTERN 1/2 IS ALTERED TO SOAPSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Webster-Balsam Area

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE OF SMALLEST IN AREA. SMALL PIT HAS BEEN OPENED ON EASTERN END OF DUNITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTER, C.E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 41. 117 P.

  • Deposit

    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

  • Deposit

    1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPOR

  • Production

    HUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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