North Carolina · Gaston County
Occurrence

Manganese Schist Outcrop

Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
ManganeseIron
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Description

Possibly White, W. A.

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 ID10078930
MRDS IDW027642
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.22261, -81.25176
References
ESPENSHADE, 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 1:24,000OUTCROP IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000WHITE, 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.1944 RECON WHITE, N.C. STATE, GEOLOGY1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOGY