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Premetamorphic hydrothermal origin of the Tungsten Queen vein, Hamme District, North Carolina, as indicated by mineral textures and minor structures

January 1, 1978

The Hamme Tungsten district is a 13-km long, 2-km wide, northeast-trending belt located in northern Vance County, North Carolina and southern Mecklenburg County, Virginia (Fig. 1). The district contains the largest quartz-wolframite-type vein deposits in the United States. Over 50 tungsten-bearing veins occur in this area (Espenshade, 1947), from which more than 1 million short ton units of WO3 have been produced since World War II Mining terminated in 1971 after a sharp drop in the price of tungsten; currently, the district is inactive.

Publication Year 1978
Title Premetamorphic hydrothermal origin of the Tungsten Queen vein, Hamme District, North Carolina, as indicated by mineral textures and minor structures
DOI 10.3133/ofr78427
Authors Michael P. Foose, John F. Slack
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 78-427
Index ID ofr78427
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse