| Deposit ID | 10026273 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K003516 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Freeman Zircon Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.43764, 35.22928 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.6 MILE DUE NORTH OF RT. 25 BRIDGE OVER FREEMAN CREEK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Henderson(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Zirconia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hendersonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Henderson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zirconium Critical | Primary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Zircon | Ore |
| Anatase | Gangue |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Sphene | Gangue |
| Vermiculite | Gangue |
| Result | ZIRCON MAKES UP AS MUCH AS 3 PERCENT OF PARTS OF THE PEGMATITE, AND LESS THAN 1 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ROCK MINED. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite;Granitic Gneiss (Wall Rock) |
| Rock description | Pegmatite;Granitic Gneiss (Wall Rock) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Sillimanite-Bearing Mica Gneiss And Schist |
| Rock description | Sillimanite-Bearing Mica Gneiss And Schist |
| (1) | -82.43764, 35.22928 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 35 N |
| Thickness | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1869 |
| Discoverer | General Clingman |
| Year of first production | 1888 |
| District name | Zirconia Pegmatite District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. E. Hidden |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 51.82M |
| Overall width | 51.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K003516 |
PRATT, J.H., 1916, ZIRCON, MONAZITE, AND OTHER MINERALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LIGHTING APPARATUS: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY BULL. 25, 120 P.
OLSON, J.C., 1952, PEGMATITES OF THE CASHIERS AND ZIRCONIA DISTRICTS, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 64, 32 P.
CONLEY, J.F., 1958, MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES INF. CIRC. 16, 83 P.
1916 COMPILE PRATT, J.H., P. 15-16
1952 OTHER OLSON, J.C., P. 17 - 22
1958 COMPILE CONLEY, J.F., P. 36 - 37
OLSON, J.C., 1952, N. C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 64, P. 17.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1975 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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