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Analyses and description of geochemical samples, Craggy Mountain Extension, Buncombe County, North Carolina

January 1, 1980

Semiquantitative spectrographic analyses for 31 elements and atomic—absorption analyses for gold and zinc on 6 bulk stream sediments, 20 soil, and 19 rock samples from the Craggy Mountain Extension area and vicinity, Buncombe County, North Carolina, are reported here in detail. Locations for all samples are given in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates. Brief descriptions of rock samples are also included. Rocks analyzed include mica—garnet—kyanite schist, mica—quartz gneiss, vein quartz, and amphibolite. The data contain no obviously anomalous values that might be related to mineralized rock.

Publication Year 1980
Title Analyses and description of geochemical samples, Craggy Mountain Extension, Buncombe County, North Carolina
DOI 10.3133/ofr801069
Authors Jerry M. Motooka, Allen L. Meier, Frank Gardner Lesure
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 80-1069
Index ID ofr801069
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse