Newfound Gap Olivine Deposit

Prospect in Buncombe county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Chromium, Magnesite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10127312
MRDS ID K001724
MAS/MILS ID 0370210013
Record type Site
Current site name Newfound Gap Olivine Deposit
Related records 10025779

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.77047, 35.5765 (WGS84)
Elevation 951

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Buncombe(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper French Broad(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Buncombe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.77047, 35.5765

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: CRIB RECORD NO. K001724.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.