Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Clay, Olivine, Talc, Vermiculite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10296650
MRDS IDK005129
Alternate namesMorgan Hill Church Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.7718, -82.50706
References
BENTZEN,E.H.III. CHEM. COMPOSITION OF SOME N.C. CHROMITE,ECON. GEOL, V.65, 1970, PP.883-885.J. VOLNEY LEWIS (1922) USGS BULLETIN 725 "DEPOSITS OF CHROMENORTH CAROLINA" PP. 130-132.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (1943) WAR MINERALS MEMORANDUM E15STUCKEY,J.L.,&S.G.CONRAD. EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR GEOL. MAPOF N.C. N.C. DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT BULL. 71,1958, PP.19-20.TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA" PP. 19-20.HUNTER,W.L. AND G.V.SULLIVAN.UTILIZATION STUDIES ONCHROMITE FROM SEIAD CREEK, CA. BUMINES RI5576,1960,P.22HUNTER,C.E.,T.G.MURDOCK,AND G.R.MACCARTHY. CHROMITE DEPOSITSOF N.C., N.C. DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEV., DIV. MIN. RES.BULL. 42, 1942, P.5-8.