Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
SecondaryKaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENS
Ore controlFractures, Dilation Zones (Cameron, 1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Kaolin
GangueAllanite, Biotite, Garnet, Magnetite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Ocoee Series, Mica Schist & Feldspathic Quartzite
Associated rockGabbro,Gneiss · Granite Gneiss;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Border Gneiss; Mid-Paleozoic; Microcline Porphyroblasts In A Medium-To Coarse-Grained Matrix Of Biotite, Quartz, And Feldspar
StructurePrincipal Zone Of Pegmatites Trends Northeastward; Most Pegmatites Strike Northeastward, But A Few Strike Northwest
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge Province
AlterationPlagioclase Altered To Kaolin Through Weathering
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1937, 1940-1949
First production1925
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10026048
MRDS IDK002505
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.45343, -83.45545
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