Commodities
TertiaryKaolin, Feldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlFractures, Dilation Zones (Cameron, 1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Kaolin
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGabbro,Peridotite,Gneiss · Gneiss;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y
StructurePrincipal Zone Of Pegmatites Trends Northeastward; Most Pegmatites Strike Northeastward, But A Few Strike Northwest
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge Province
AlterationPlagioclase Is Entirely Weathered To Kaolin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10026047
MRDS IDK002504
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.45454, -83.45322
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