Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
TertiaryKaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENS
Ore controlFracture, Dilation Zone (Cameron, 1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Kaolin
GangueBiotite, Garnet, Muscovite
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
AlterationPlagioclase Is Partly Altered To Kaolin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1939
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10026068
MRDS IDK002527
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.40177, -83.47517
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