Mine detail: Unnamed Iron Prospect

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Location: Watauga County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.3162, -81.809
dep_id: 10026410
mrds_id: K005026
Commodity type: metallic
Trace mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
ore: Hematite, Magnetite, Aegirine
Reporter: Bartholomew, Mervin J., Fagan, James M.
hrock_type: Gneiss
Structure: Low - Angle Thrust Fault
References:
  • BARTHOLOMEW, M. J., IN PROGRESS 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE SHERWOOD QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES SECTION MRS 214-S
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