Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
TertiaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlFractures, Dilation Zones (Cameron, 1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Kaolin
GangueMuscovite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Ocoee Series, Quartz-Mica Schist & Feldspathic-Mica Quartzite
Associated rockGabbro,Gneiss · Mpal Granite Gneiss, Leucocratic To Mesocratic, Fine-To Coarse-Grained, 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 A Few Strike Northwest.
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge Province
AlterationPartial Alteration Of Plagioclase To Kaolinite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1918-1920
First production1918
Identification
Deposit ID10026062
MRDS IDK002520
Alternate namesThomas Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.42316, -83.48211
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