North Carolina · Macon County
Past Producer

Ellijay Chromite Prospect

Macon County, North Carolina, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
TertiaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsChlorite, Chromite, Olivine, Talc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10175833
MRDS IDK001882
Alternate namesOlivine Deposit Number Nine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.18651, -83.27878
References
CHARLES E HUNTER ET AL 1942 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OFCONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 42 CHROMITE DEPOSITS OFCAROLINA P 16 & PL 8JASPER L STUCKEY & STEPHEN G CONRAD 1958 NORTH CAROLINADEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 71 EXPLANATEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA PP 19-20