Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
TertiaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlFracture, Dilation Zone (Cameron, 1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Kaolin
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockPeridotite,Gneiss · 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 yearsPRE-1918
First production1925
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10026065
MRDS IDK002523
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.41093, -83.48767
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