Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
TertiaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFractures, Dilation Zones (Cameron, 1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Kaolin
GangueBiotite, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Ocoee Series, Quartz-Mica Schist & Feldspathic-Mica Quartzite
Associated rockGabbro,Peridotite,Gneiss · Granite Gneiss;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y
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 production1907
Identification
Deposit ID10026045
MRDS IDK002501
Alternate namesSharptop Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.45621, -83.45461
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