North Carolina · Henderson County
Past Producer

Pace Zircon Mine

Henderson County, North Carolina, United States
Zirconium
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Commodities
PrimaryZirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPegmatite
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatite
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026275
MRDS IDK003518
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.20511, -82.45264
References
PRATT, J.H., 1916, ZIRCON, MONAZITE, AND OTHER MINERALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LIGHTING APPARATUS: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY BULL. 25, 120 P.OLSON, J.C., 1952, PEGMATITES OF THE CASHIERS AND ZIRCONIA DISTRICTS, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 64, 32 P.CONLEY, J.F., 1958, MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES INF. CIRC. 16, 83 P.1916 COMPILE PRATT, J.H., P. 15 - 161952 OTHER OLSON, J.C., P. 17 - 221958 COMPILE CONLEY, J.F., P. 36 - 37