North Carolina · Gaston County
Producer

Murphy-Houser Spodumene Deposit

Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
LithiumBerylliumTinFeldsparQuartz
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Commodities
PrimaryLithium
SecondaryBeryllium, Tin, Feldspar, Quartz
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Materials
Ore mineralsQuartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10089476
MRDS IDW027029
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.38538, -81.29704
References
ROBERTS, A. E., 1956, LITHIUM CORPORATION OPENS TWO NEW MINES; MINING WORLD, VOL. 18, P. 40-42 AND 76.BROADHURST, S. D., 1956, LITHIUM RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 151973 MINERALS YEARBOOK: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES