| Deposit ID | 10078674 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027137 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kinkaid Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.72066, 35.90592 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 363 |
| Relative position | 0.45 KM ESE OF BROWN MOUNTAIN BEACH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caldwell(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Collettsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Pisgah 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 | Caldwell |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Result | 4 GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED BY THE SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC METHOD FOR 34 ELEMENTS |
|---|
| (1) | -81.72066, 35.90592 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeastward Striking Faults, Schistosity And Trend Of Different Lithologies |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Schistosity Striking Northeastward |
| Strike | 60 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 - 90 SE |
| Length | 20M |
| Width | 10M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| District name | Blue Ridge District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 20000HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027137 |
AVERY, PETER, 1967 ORAL COMMUN.
REED, J. C., JR., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE LENOIR QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD MAP GQ - 242
PROSPECT IN COLLETTSVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1967 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTEN
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HOST ROCK IS A BIOTITE MUSCOVITE SCHIST CONTAINING QUARTZ VEINS AND RARE PEGMATITE. QUARTZ VEINS ARE PARALLEL TO SCHISTOSITY. THE SCHIST IS SERICITIC. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Whitlow, Jesse W. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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