Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
SecondaryNickel, Olivine, Chromium
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Talc-Soapstone, Rhodium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model16: Podiform chromite (major)
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMagmatic Crystallization Processes
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Feldspar, Olivine, Talc
Geology
Host rockDunite · Democrat Dunite Body
Associated rockGneiss · Tallulah Falls Formation;Tallulah Falls Formation
StructureEast Of Brevard Fault Zone, Fractures And Joints
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Province
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10025781
MRDS IDK001726
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.78593, -82.49792
References
LIPIN, 1984; HUNTER AND MURDOCK, 1942HUNTER, C.E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 41, P. 61-63.LARRABEE, D.M., AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, OLIVINE, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 580, P. 326-327.CARPENTER, R.H., AND HALE, R.C., 1967, NICKELIFEROUS SOILS AND STREAM SEDIMENTS ASSOCAITED WITH PERIDOTITES NEAR DEMOCRAT, NORTH CAROLINA: SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGY, V. 8, NO. 1, P. 9-18.LIPIN, B.R., 1984, CHROMITE FROM THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, V. 284, P. 507-529.HUNTER, C.E., AND MURDOCK, T.G., 1942, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 42, P. 5-7.1941 GEOLMAP TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITE, REPORT1967 GEOCHEM TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITE, REPORTHUNTER, 1941