Commodities
PrimaryCorundum, Vermiculite
TertiaryOlivine, Nickel
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsCorundum, Olivine, Vermiculite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1910 (CORUNDUM) 1933 (VERMICULITE)
First production1910
Identification
Deposit ID10025903
MRDS IDK001880
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.14817, -83.28877
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.326-327MURDOCK, T.G. AND HUNTER, C.E., 1946, THE VERMICULITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 50, 44 P.1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPORHUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41