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 Fold
Tectonic settingNe Trending Folds And Faults
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10078903
MRDS IDW027604
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.21317, -81.24482
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 IN GASTONIA SOUTH 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