Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
SecondaryKaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR, ELONGATE, LENS
Ore controlFracture, Dilation Zone (Cameron, 1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Kaolin
GangueBiotite, Fluorite, Garnet, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock,Gneiss · Ocoee Series, Quartz-Mica Schist & Feldspathic-Mica Quartzite
Associated rockPeridotite,Gneiss · Mpal Border Gneiss, Microcline Porphyroblasts In A Medium-To Coarse-Grained Matrix Of Biotite, Quartz, & Feldspar;Granite Gneiss, Fine-To Coarse-Grained, Leucocratic To Mesocratic Gneiss, Ranging From Granitic To Granodioritic;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y
StructurePrincipal Zone Of Pegmatites Trends Northeast; Most Pegmatites Strike Northeast, But Some Strike Northwest.
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge Province
AlterationFeldspar Locally Altered To Kaolin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10026051
MRDS IDK002508
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.44927, -83.46045
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