Commodities
TertiaryREE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlRock Type (?)
Materials
Ore mineralsAllanite
GangueEpidote
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock · Aluminous Metasedimentary (Unit 3) Carolina Gneiss
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10026484
MRDS IDK005127
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.76149, -82.50292
References
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 GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SEOTHER ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSIONPROBABLY IN UNPUBLISHED A. E. C. REPORTS