Commodities
PrimaryVermiculite, Corundum
TertiaryOlivine
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsCorundum, Olivine, Vermiculite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10025904
MRDS IDK001881
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.19594, -83.25544
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