Commodities
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL, LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueEpidote, Hornblende, Pyroxene
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGneiss · Cranberry Gneiss; Complex Of Intertonguing Rock Types Including Migmatite, Granitic Gneisses, Monzonite, Quartz Diorite, Greenstone, Mica And Hornblende Schists, Abundant Granitic Pegmatite
StructureNortheast
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026398
MRDS IDK004810
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.56925, -81.51621
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.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. 521