Commodities
TertiaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFracture, Dilation Zone (Cameron, 1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar
GangueBiotite, Garnet
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Ocoee Series, Quartz-Mica Schist & Feldspathic-M1ca Quartzite
Associated rockGabbro,Peridotite,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 statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026064
MRDS IDK002522
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.41816, -83.4835
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. 6