Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENS, PINCH AND SWELL
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGneiss · Cranberry Gneiss: Augen Gneiss And Porphyritic Gneiss (Rankin, Espenshade, And Neuman, 1972)
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026392
MRDS IDK004803
Alternate namesBallou Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.4973, -81.47732
References
BRYANT, B., AND REED, J. C., JR., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 521, 13 P.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.NITZE, H.B.C., 1893, IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 1, 239 P.1893 OTHER NITZE, H.B.C., N. C. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 11923 OTHER BAYLEY, W. S., TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 291965 COMPILE STUCKEY, J. L., N. C. DEPT. CONS. DEVEL.1966 COMPILE BRYANT AND REED, GEOL. SURV. CIR. 521BAYLEY, W. S., 1923, P. 146 - 147.