| Deposit ID | 10026066 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K002525 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Prospect |
| Related records | 10248577 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.43572, 35.42149 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2,200 FEET NORTHWEST OF KIRKLAND CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Swain(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bryson City(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Swain |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Granite Gneiss;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y |
| Rock description | Granite Gneiss;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Ocoee Series, Quartz-Mica Schist & Feldspathic-M1cquartzite |
| Rock description | Ocoee Series, Quartz-Mica Schist & Feldspathic-M1cquartzite |
| (1) | -83.43572, 35.42149 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Principal Zone Of Pegmatites Trends Northeast; Most Pegmatites Strike Northeast, But A Few Strike Northwest. |
| Strike | N 52 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 44 N |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bryson City Feldspar District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K002525 |
CAMERON, E.N., 1951, FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE BRYSON CITY DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 62, 100 P
1951 OTHER CAMERON, E.N., N.C. BULL. 6
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1974 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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