Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBEDDED
Ore controlManganiferous Schist Member
Materials
GangueMagnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructureNortheast Limb Of Ne Plunging Folds
Tectonic settingNe Trending Folds And Faults
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10078902
MRDS IDW027602
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.23205, -81.24565
References
WHITE, WILLIAM A., 1944 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA (ADVANCE REPORT): NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, M.I. NO. 2 , TEXT 14 P., MAP AT 1:120,000 , DESCRIPTION P. 4OCCURRENCE EITHER IN GASTONIA SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000 OR KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., 1960 , KYANITE, SILLIMANITE, AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES: USGS, PP. 336 , TEXT 121 P., GEOL. MAP AT 1:24,0001944 RECON WHITE, N. C. STATE, GEOLOGY1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOGY