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Grassy Bald

Occurrence in Avery county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Titanium, Metal, Iron
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068548
MRDS ID W001629
Record type Site
Current site name Grassy Bald

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.03317, 36.11676 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Avery

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.03317, 36.11676
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W001629

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1964, TITANIUM DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVELOP., DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES INF. CIRC. 19, 51 P.

  • Deposit

    BAYLEY, W. S., 1923, MAGNETIC IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 32, P. 219-220.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALL MAGNETITE SEEMED TO FORM IRREGULAR CONSTITUENTS OF A PEGMATITE. DEPOSIT HAD 2% TIO2.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1972 Cooper, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey