| Deposit ID | 10026481 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K005124 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Titanium Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.53542, 35.79593 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2100 FEET NE OF THE CONFLUENCE OF LITTLE IVY CREEK AND IVY CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mars Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Asheville(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Madison |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Bakersville Metagabbro | ||||||||
| Rock description | Bakersville Metagabbro | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Bio Horn Migmatite (Unit 2) Roan Gneiss |
| Rock description | Bio Horn Migmatite (Unit 2) Roan Gneiss |
| (1) | -82.53542, 35.79593 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K005124 |
SINGEWALD, J. T., 1913, THE TITANIFEROUS IRON ORES IN THE UNITED STATES: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 64, P. 80 - 93.
WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1964, TITANIUM DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. & DEVEL. DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES INF. CIRC. 19, 51 P.
MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE; NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SE
LEWIS, R.M., 1975, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES ANALYSES FOR TITANIUM OXIDE: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY MINERALS RESEARCH LABORATORY.
1913 COMPILE SINGEWALD, U. S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 64
1964 COMPILE WILLIAMS, N. C. DEPT. CONSERV. & DEVEL. DIV. MIN. RES. INFO. CIRC. 19
1975 OTHER LEWIS, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY MINERALS RESEARCH LAB., UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Merschat, Carl E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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