Description
First Reported By Genth
Commodities
PrimaryREE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPegmatite
Materials
Ore mineralsMonazite
GangueBiotite, Feldspar, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite · Bio Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1) Craneberry Granite
Associated rockPegmatite
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10026480
MRDS IDK005122
Alternate namesRev. Corn Monazite Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.8101, -82.59153
References
SCHALLER, W. T., 1933, A LARGE MONAZITE CRYSTAL FROM NORTH CAROLINA: AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 18, P. 435-439.OVERSTREET, W. C., 1967, THE GEOLOGIC OCCURRENCE OF MONAZITE: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 530, 327 P.GENTH, F. A., 1891, THE MINERALS OF NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 74, 119 P.MARBLE, J. R., 1936, POSSIBLE AGE OF MONAZITE FROM MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA: AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 21, P. 456 - 457.5) PRATT, J. H., 1913, NEW OCCURRENCES OF MONAZITE IN NORTH CAROLINA: JOURN. ELISHA MITCHELL SCI. SOC., BULL. 28, P. 153 - 156.6) PRATT, J. H., 1916, ZIRCON, MONAZITE AND OTHER MINERALS, USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF LIGHTING APPARATUS: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY, BULL. 25, P. 47.7) MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF NAT. ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL R ESOURCES SECTION GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SE.7) 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-SE1891 OTHER GENTH, USGS BULL. 741933 OTHER SCHALLER, AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 18, P. 435 - 4391967 COMPILE OVERSTREET, PROF. PAPER 530