Crabtree Creek Occurrence, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 35° 53' 60'' North , 82° 7' 60'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 35.90000,-82.13333 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1964, TITANIUM DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVELOP., DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES INF. CIRC. 19, 51 P
Commodities (Trace) - Iron, Titanium - Metal
Development Status: Occurrence
No minerals currently recorded for this locality.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 2940953 | Alligator Back Formation; Amphibolite Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Alligator Back Formation Description: Equigranular, massive to well foliated, interlayered, rarely discordant, metamorphosed intrusive and extrusive mafic rock; may include metasedimentary rock. Lithology: Major:{amphibolite}, Minor:{metasedimentary} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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