Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
TertiaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLUNT, IRREGULAR LENS
Ore controlFracture, Dilation Zone (Cameron, 1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Kaolin
GangueBiotite, Muscovite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock,Gneiss · Ocoee Series, Quartz-Mica Schist & Feldspathic-Mica Quartzite
Associated rockGneiss · Mpal Border Gneiss, Microcline Porphyroblasts In 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
AlterationKaolin After Plagioclase
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsEARLY 1900'S
First production1925
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10026052
MRDS IDK002509
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.44927, -83.46183
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