| Deposit ID | 10093787 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028469 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Galena Occurrence Hi-026 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.94095, 35.93037 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 786 |
| Relative position | 3.2 KM SOUTH OF LINVILLE FALLS TOWN; ON WEST SIDE NORTH FORK CATAWBA RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
McDowell(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Linville Falls(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 | McDowell |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.94095, 35.93037 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Unit In Tablerock Thrust Sheet |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 23M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| District name | Linville Falls Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028469 |
CONRAD, S.G., 1960, CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE OF THE PIEDMONT AND MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. DEVEL., DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 74, TEXT 56 P., OCCURRENCE TEXT P. 33.
OCCURRENCE IN LINVILLE FALLS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
1960 COMPILE CONRAD, N.C. STATE, MINE
CONRAD, 1960
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OCCURRENCE ONLY; GALENA BEARING QUARTZ VEINS ARE SMALL AND ARE IN EXTREMELY SHATTERED ZONE OF DOLOMITE ABOUT 23M WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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