Mine detail: Newdale Olivine Deposit

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Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.91342, -82.18652
dep_id: 10025778
mrds_id: K001722
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Olivine
Trace mineral: Asbestos, Chromium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chromite, Olivine
alteration: Serpentinization
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_type: Gneiss
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
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