Commodities
PrimaryOlivine
TertiaryAsbestos, Chromium
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Olivine
Geology
Host rockGneiss
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10025778
MRDS IDK001722
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.91342, -82.18652
References
HUNTER, C.E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 41 117 P.LARRABEE, D.M. AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, OLIVINE IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P. 326-327.BROBST, D.A. 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE SPRUCE PINE DISTRICT AVERY, MITCHELL, AND YANCEY COUNTIES NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1122.A. 26P.1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPORT1962 GEOLMAP BROBST-MAP-REPORTHUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41