Floyds Creek Cassiterite Occurrence West Tributary, Rutherford Co., North Carolina, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 35° 17' 38'' North , 81° 53' 13'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 35.293888092041016, -81.88694763183594 |
D'AGOSTINO, JOHN P., PERSONAL OBSERVATION
Commodities (Major) - Tin
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Biotite Gneiss, Muscouite Schist
Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
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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Cambrian - Neoproterozoic 485.4 - 1000 Ma | Mica Schist Age: Neoproterozoic to Cambrian (485.4 - 1000 Ma) Description: Garnet, staurolite, kyanite, or sillimanite occur locally; lenses and layers of quartz schist, micaceous quartzite, calc-silicate rock, biotite gneiss, amphibolite, and phyllite. Lithology: Major:{mica schist}, Minor:{quartzite,calc silicate rock,biotite gneiss,amphibolite,phyllite} 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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