Deposit ID | 10025783 |
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MRDS ID | K001729 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Frank Olivine Deposit |
Related records | 10127158 |
Geographic coordinates: | -82.00456, 36.06787 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | 2 MILES SOUTH OF MINNEAPOLIS |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | North Carolina | Avery |
Commodity | Importance |
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Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
Asbestos | Primary |
Vermiculite | Primary |
Olivine | Tertiary |
Chromium | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chromite | Ore |
Olivine | Ore |
Talc | Ore |
Vermiculite | Ore |
Host or associated | Associated | ||
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||
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Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
(1) | -82.00456, 36.06787 |
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Width | 121.92M |
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Length | 426.72M |
Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Both metallic and non-metallic |
Significant | No |
District name | Frank Area |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001729 |
HUNTER, C.E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 41. 117 P.
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.
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.
1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPOR
HUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |