Commodities
TertiaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlManganiferous Schist Member
Materials
GangueMagnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructureNortheast Limb Of Ne Trending Fold
Tectonic settingNe Trending Folds And Faults
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10078904
MRDS IDW027605
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.20205, -81.24565
References
SRC.REF: WHITE, 1944WHITE, 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 , MINE TEXT P. 5OCCURRENCE IN GASTONIA SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., 1960 , KYANITE, SILLIMANITE, AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES: USGS, PP. 336 , TEXT 121 P., GEOL. MAP AT 1:24,0001944 GEOCHEM WHITE, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION AND ORE ANALYSIS1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOGY