Unnamed Galena Occurrence Hi-026

Occurrence in McDowell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093787
MRDS ID W028469
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Galena Occurrence Hi-026

Geographic coordinates

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

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina McDowell

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR VALLEY BOTTOM AT SOUTHEASTERN BASE OF A NORTHEAST TRENDING SPUR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GALENA IN QUARTZ VEINS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.94095, 35.93037

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeast
Type of structure Local
Structure description Unit In Tablerock Thrust Sheet

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Width 23M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Extremely Shattered Zone Of Dolomite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1960

Mining district

District name Linville Falls Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • OCCURRENCE ONLY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    OCCURRENCE IN LINVILLE FALLS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE CONRAD, N.C. STATE, MINE

  • Production

    CONRAD, 1960

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCCURRENCE ONLY; GALENA BEARING QUARTZ VEINS ARE SMALL AND ARE IN EXTREMELY SHATTERED ZONE OF DOLOMITE ABOUT 23M WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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