North Carolina · Gaston County
Occurrence

L. A. Wolff Manganese Occurrence

Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
ManganeseIron
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Description

White, W. A.

Commodities
TertiaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlManganiferous Schist Member
Materials
GangueMagnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructureNorthwest Limb Of Ne Plunging Fold
Tectonic settingNe Trending Folds And Faults
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10078914
MRDS IDW027618
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.26678, -81.26954
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 BESSEMER CITY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001944 GEOCHEM WHITE, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION AND ORE ANALYSI