J. Mostellar Property

Occurrence in Lincoln county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10249311
MRDS ID W027001
MAS/MILS ID 0371090006
Record type Site
Current site name J. Mostellar Property
Related records 10078597

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.23652, 35.4268 (WGS84)
Elevation 247

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lincolnton East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Lincoln

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.23652, 35.4268

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip 65W
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N10E:65W
    Date of Last Modification 820629

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nc Tin Belt

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. Mostellar
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KESLER, T.L., THE TIN-SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, USGS

  • Deposit

    936-J, 1942

  • Deposit

    KEITH AND STERRETT, GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN FOLIO 222, USGS A

  • Deposit

    1941

  • Deposit

    KEITH AND STERRETT, TIN RESOURCES OF THE KINGS MOUNTAIN DIST

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 660-D, 1917

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REC 801-811 ARE 1975 ENTRIES REC 020 OWNER AS OF 1942, NO ADDRESS (700 TABLE 18) REC 030 COLS 34-46 FROM 700 PLATE 38 APPROXIMATION REC 040 COLS 14-16 CREEK DIRECTLY SW OF SITE, ROAD AND POSSI ELECTRICITY 400 METERS WEST REC 040 COLS 45 AND 47 SOME WOODLAND AND PASTURE REC 040 COL 65 NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE REC 060 COLS 56 AND 61 FROM 700 TABLE 18 REC 060 COL 37 BEST DETERMINATION IS LATE OR POST CARBONIFER SEE 702 PG 11 AND 704 PG 135 REC 080 COL 27 REFERS TO SCHISTOSITY REC 080 COLS 35-75 ONLY INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM 700 TABLE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Schmidt U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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