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Unnamed Peridotite

Occurrence in Mitchell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Olivine
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025777
MRDS ID K001721
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Peridotite
Related records 10272781

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.06151, 36.04981 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.2 MILES SOUTH EAST OF LITTLE YELLOW MOUNTAIN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Mitchell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Olivine Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Olivine Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.06151, 36.04981
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Ore body information

  • Width 6.71M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Frank Area

Comments on the workings information

  • NOT DESCRIBED BY HUNTER, OR BROBST BUT SHOWN ON BROBST'S MAP.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: INACCESSIBLE LOCATION SUGGESTS LITTLE CHANCE FOR IMMEDIATE PRODUCTION

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS K001721

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTER, C.E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 41. 117 P.

  • Deposit

    LARRABEE, D.M. AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, OLIVINE IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P. 326-327.

  • Deposit

    BROBST, D.A. 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE SPRUCE PINE DISTRICT AVERY, MITCHELL, AND YANCEY COUNTIES NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1122.A. 26P.

  • Deposit

    1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPORT

  • Deposit

    1962 GEOLMAP BROBST, MAP & REPORT

  • Production

    HUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey