Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryIron, Pig Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLINEAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Feldspar, Garnet, Hornblende, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGneiss · Cranberry Granite; Complex Of Intertonguing Rock Types Including Migmatite, Granitic Gneisses, Monzonite, Quartz Diorite, Greenstone, Mica And Hornblende Schists, Abundant Granitic Pegmatite.;Pegmatite-Age Uncertain
StructureGranite Becomes Less Platy And Interfoliated Gneisses Become Less Abundant As Distance From Vein Increases.
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026377
MRDS IDK004784
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.17147, -78.58196
References
STUCKEY, J. L., 1965, NORTH CAROLINA: ITS GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: RALEIGH, N. C., NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL., 550 P.BAYLEY, W. S., 1923, THE MAGNETIC IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 29, 252 P.KLINE, M. H., AND BALLARD, T. J., 1948, CRANBERRY MAGNETITE DEPOSITS, AVERY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. RI 4274, 85 P.1923 OTHER BAYLEY, W. S., TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 29GOLDICH, S. S., AND WEDOW, HELMUTH, JR., 1943, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE MAGNETIC IRON ORES OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN - FILE REPORT.1965 COMPILE STUCKEY, J. L., N. C. DEPT. CONS. & DEVEL.1966 COMPILE BRYANT AND REED, GEOL. SURV. CIR. 521