Commodities
PrimaryOlivine
SecondaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Olivine
Geology
Host rockGneiss
AlterationVery Little Serpentinization Evident
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1930
First production1930
Identification
Deposit ID10025915
MRDS IDK001893
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.4126, -83.10071
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.326-327HUNTER, C.E. AND OTHERS 1942, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 42. 39 P.1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPORHUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41