| Deposit ID | 10079275 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028470 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Granite Gneiss Quarry Hi-011 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.84484, 35.94981 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 884 |
| Relative position | 3.6 KM WSW FROM CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Burke(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chestnut Mountain(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 | Burke |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.84484, 35.94981 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast |
| General form | PLUTON |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Year of first production | 1960 |
| District name | Chestnut Mtn Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028470 |
QUARRY IN CHESTNUT MTN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MA
BRYANT, 1970
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAJOR MASSIVE ROCK UNIT EXPOSED; PROBABLY ONLY OCCASIONALLY ACTIVE AS NEEDED |
| Deposit | WILSON CREEK GNEISS IS A RETROGRESSIVE METAMORPHOSED GRANITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | QUARTZ STRINGERS CONTAIN LENSES OF ORE WHICH ARE A MIXTURE OF GALENA, SPHALERITE, PYRITE WITH A LITTLE GOLD AND CHALCOPYRITE; SPHALERITE IS MOST ABUNDANT CONSTITUENT. MAY BE DEFORMED, SECOND-GENERATION MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT OF THE SILVER HILL TYPE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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