| Deposit ID | 10080592 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031893 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sandy Run Monazite Placer Ne Trib |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.7165, 35.38121 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 274 |
| Relative position | 15.3 KM NNW OF BOILING SPRINGS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rutherford(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Polkville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(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 | Rutherford |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Monazite | Ore |
| (1) | Biotite Gneiss and Schist |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031893 |
OVERSTREET, W. C., R.G. YATES, AND W.R. GRIFFITTS, 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE SHELBY QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, USGS MISC. GEOL. INVESTIGATIONS MAP I - 384, 1:62,500
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PLACER LENGTH 0.6 KM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | D'Agostino, John P. (Rowe, William D.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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