REF: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
Deposit:: CHARLES E. HUNTER ET. AL. (1942) NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT O
Deposit:: CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 42 CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF
Deposit:: CAROLINA PP. 7-8 & PL. 2.
Deposit:: J. VOLNEY LEWIS (1922) USGS BULLETIN 725 DEPOSITS OF CHROME
Commodities (Major) - Olivine; (Minor) - Abrasive - Corundum; (Trace) - Chromium, Talc-Soapstone
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Kingsport Formation, Gray, Fine-Grained, Brecciated Dolomite
Host Rock: Hornblendite, Gneiss, Schist
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Map Reference: 35°48'24"N , 82°29'4"W
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