Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
TertiaryBeryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENS
Ore controlFracture, Dilation Zone (Cameron, 1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar
GangueBiotite, Kaolinite, Muscovite
Other materialsBeryl
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGabbro,Gneiss · Border Gneiss, Microcline Porphyroblasts In Medium-To Coarse-Grained Matrix Of Biotite, Quartz, And Feldspar;Mpal;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
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1943
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10026057
MRDS IDK002515
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.44371, -83.46683
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