Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlWeathering Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
Geology
StructureNe Thrust System
Tectonic settingWithin Brevard Fault System
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10079309
MRDS IDW028525
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.82926, -81.99262
References
BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J. C., JR., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 615, TEXT 190 P., MINE LOCATED BY SYMBOL ON GEOL. MAP AT 1:62,500.BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J.C., JR., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 521, TEXT 13 P.PROSPECT IN ASHFORD TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.1966 GEOLMAP BRYANT, MINERAL RESOURCES1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MAPBRYANT, 1966