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Geochemical survey of Shining Rock Wilderness, Heywood County, North Carolina Geochemical survey of Shining Rock Wilderness, Heywood County, North Carolina
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) made a reconnaissance geochemical survey of the Shining Rock Wilderness (fig. 1) to test for unidentified or unexposed mineral deposits that might be recognized by their geochemical halos. Similar geochemical survey based on trace-element analyses have been credited with the discovery of many types of mineral deposits (Hawkes and Webb, 1962). Although no