Unnamed Peridotite

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025790
MRDS ID K001738
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Peridotite
Related records 10208481

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.05901, 36.02509 (WGS84)
Relative position ON HEADWATERS OF SOAPSTONE BRANCH 1.9 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAWK
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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) -82.05901, 36.02509

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 K001738

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

Reporter information

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