Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR OR FLAT-LENTICULAR
Ore controlFractures, Dilation Zones (Cameron, 1951
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockPeridotite,Gneiss · Granite Gneiss;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Border Gneiss; Microcline Porphyroblasts In A Medium-To Coarse-Grained Matrix Of Biotite, Quartz, & Feldspar
StructurePrincipal Zone Of Pegmatites Trends Northeast; Most Pegmatites Strike Northeast, But A Few Strike Northwest.
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge Province
AlterationPartial Alteration Of Plagioclase To Kaolinite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsEARLY 1900'S
First production1900
Identification
Deposit ID10026035
MRDS IDK002490
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.45704, -83.45045
References
CAMERON, E.N., 1951, FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE BRYSON CITY DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 62, 100 P1951 OTHER CAMERON, E.N., N.C. BULL. 6CAMERON, E.N., 1951, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 62