Commodities
PrimaryOlivine
SecondaryCorundum
TertiaryChromium, Talc-Soapstone
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Corundum, Olivine, Talc
Geology
Host rockGneiss
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10025780
MRDS IDK001725
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.80677, -82.4843
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.HUNTER, C.E. AND MURDOCK, T.G., 1946, THE VERMICULITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 50, 44 P.CARPENTER, R.H. AND HALE, R.C., 1967, NICKELIFEROUS SOILS AND STREAM SEDIMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PERIDOTITES NEAR DEMOCRAT, NORTH CAROLINA: SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGY, VOL. 8, NO. 1, P. 9-18.1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPORHUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41