Commodities
PrimaryDolomite
TertiaryIron, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMETAMORPHOSED CHEMICAL SEDIMENT
Deposit sizeS
Geology
StructureTABLEROCK THRUST SHEET, NE THRUST SYSTEM
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID60001761
MRDS IDW028501
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.88569, -81.94044
References
BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J. C., JR., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESEE, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 615, TEXT 190 P., MINE LOCATED BY SYMBOL ON GEOL. MAP AT 1:62,500.BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J. C., JR., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 521, TEXT 13 P.QUARRY IN LINVILLE FALLS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.CONRAD, S. G., 1960, CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE OF THE PIEDMONT AND MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL., DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 74, TEXT 56 P., MINE TEXT P. 35.