| Deposit ID | 10026147 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K002633 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Palmer Talc Prospect |
| Related records | 10175580 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.91323, 35.18872 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.5 MILE NORTH OF MOSS CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Marble(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(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 | Cherokee |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Talc | Ore |
| (1) | -83.91323, 35.18872 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Strike Belts Defining A Major Syncline |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Discoverer | H.S. Predmore |
| District name | Murphy Marble Belt |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. S . Predmore |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. F. Palmer |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K002633 |
VAN HORN, E.C., 1948, TALC DEPOSITS OF THE MURPHY MARBLE BELT (NORTH CAROLINA): NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 56, 54 P.
1948 OTHER VAN HORN, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES., BULL. 56
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, 1944, TALC RECONNAISSANCE IN THE VICINITY OF MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA: OPEN-FILE REPORT 7 P.
1973 OTHER POWER AND FORREST, AM. JOUR. SCI., PAPER
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE WHITE, FINE-GRAINED, DOLOMITIC MARBLE ZONE WHICH LOCALLY CONTAINS TALC DEPOSITS IS AT THE APPROXIMATE STRATIGRAPHIC CENTER OF THE FORMATION (VAN HORN, 1948). IF THE OPINION OF K.H. TEAGUE (TVA, 1944) IS CORRECT, THEN THIS HORIZON WOULD BE SOUTH OF THE PALMER PROSPECT SHAFT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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