| Deposit ID | 10110352 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001350 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shooting Creek Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.7499, 35.05011 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shooting Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Nantahala 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 | Clay |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | Ocoee Supergroup, Great Smokey Group; Metasandstone, Metagraywacke, Metasiltstone, and Mica Schist |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001350 |
WILLIAMS 1964 N. C. DIV. MIN. RES. INF. CIRC. 19
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1973 | Force, Eric R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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