Mine detail: Titanium Occurrence

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.78954, -82.53792

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Ore: Ilmenite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Gabbro
Associated rock:Bakersville Metagabbro
Associated type:Gabbro
Tectonic:Blue Ridge

References

MRDSK005125
DEP10026482
Reference{Deposit:: SINGEWALD, J. T., 1913, THE TITANIFEROUS IRON ORES IN THE UNITED STATES: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 64, P. 80-93.}{Deposit:: WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1964, TITANIUM DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. & DEVEL. DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES INF. CIRC. 19, 51 P.}{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:: 1913 COMPILE SINGEWALD, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 64}{Deposit:: 1964 COMPILE WILLIAMS, N. C. DEPT. CONSERV. & DEVEL. DIV. MIN. RES. INFO. CIRC. 19}{Deposit:: STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED AND THE HEAVY MINERALS SEPARATED AND ANALYSED FOR TITANIUM BY R. M. LEWIS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITIES MINERALS RESEARCH LAB.}{Deposit:: 1975 OTHER LEWIS, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY MINERALS RESEARCH LAB, UNPUBLISHED REPT.}
ReporterMerschat, Carl E.