Mine detail: Newfound Gap Olivine Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.57649, -82.77043

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Olivine, Chromium
Ore: Chromite, Olivine

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Schist
Alteration processes:Serpentinization

References

MRDSK001724
DEP10025779
Reference{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:: 1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPOR}
ReporterFagan, James M.