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Unnamed Allanite Occurrence

Occurrence in Buncombe county in North Carolina, United States with commodity REE
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026484
MRDS ID K005127
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Allanite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.50292, 35.76149 (WGS84)
Relative position 4400 FEET SE OF THE MORGAN HILL CHURCH
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Buncombe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ALLANITE OCCURS AS DISCRETE GRAINS (2 - 10 MM IN DIAMETER) AND AS SMALL VEINLETS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Allanite Ore
Epidote Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Aluminous Metasedimentary (Unit 3) Carolina Gneiss
    Rock description Aluminous Metasedimentary (Unit 3) Carolina Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.50292, 35.76149
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Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Rock Type (?)

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1945

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dewey Moss

Comments on development

  • ACCORDING TO MR. MASS, THIS DEPOSIT WAS EXAMINED BY THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION IN LATE 1940'S OR EARLY 1950'S. PROBABLY DISCOVERED WITH A GEISER COUNTER

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS K005127

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE; NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SE

  • Deposit

    OTHER ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

  • Deposit

    PROBABLY IN UNPUBLISHED A. E. C. REPORTS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1940'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Merschat, Carl E. U.S. Geological Survey