Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryBarium-Barite
TertiarySulfur, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlLimonite Near Contact Of Two Bedrock Units Of Chilhowee Group
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1800
Identification
Deposit ID10093775
MRDS IDW027523
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.83703, -81.93401
References
NITZE, 1893NITZE, H. B. C., 1893 , IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 1 , 239 P., MINE TEXT P. 121 - 124OCCURRENCE IN ASHFORD TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001893 RECON NITZE, N.C. STATE, MINE DESCRIPTION