North Carolina · Macon County
Prospect

Norton Chromite Prospect

Macon County, North Carolina, United States
ChromiumIron
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Commodities
TertiaryChromium, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Hornblende, Magnetite, Plagioclase
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10151879
MRDS IDK001887
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.00201, -83.39959
References
CHARLES E HUNTER ET AL 1942 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OFCONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 42 CHROMITE DEPOSITS OFCAROLINA P 16 & PL 4JASPER L STUCKEY & STEPHEN G CONRAD 1958 NORTH CAROLINADEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 71 EXPLANATEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA PP 19-20