Commodities
TertiaryTitanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPlacer Concentrations In Stream Beds
Geology
Host rockGranite · Bio Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1) Cranberry Granite
Associated rockGabbro · Bakersville Metagabbro
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026479
MRDS IDK005123
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.79427, -82.61236
References
SINGEWALD, J. T., 1913, THE TITANIFEROUS IRON ORES IN THE UNITED STATES: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 64, P. 80 - 93.WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1964, TITANIUM DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. & DEVEL. DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES INF. CIRC. 19, 51 P.MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE; NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SEMARSHALL, M. H., 1954, RECONNAISSANCE FOR MONAZITE RADIOACTIVE BLACK MINERALS IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, UNPUBLISHED BUREAU OF MINES REPORT, P. 60 - 76.LEWIS, R.M., 1975, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES ANALYSES FOR TITANIUM OXIDE: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY MINERALS RESEARCH LABORATORY.1913 COMPILE SINGEWALD, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 641964 COMPILE WILLIAMS, N. C. DEPT. CONSERV. & DEVEL. INF. CIRC. 191975 OTHER LEWIS, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY MINERALS RESEARCH LAB UNPUBLISHED REPORT.