Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
TertiaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlFracture, Dilation Zone (Cameron, 1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Kaolin
GangueBiotite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGabbro,Gneiss · Border Gneiss, Microcline Porphyrobiasts 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
AlterationAlteration Of Plagioclase To Kaolin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Identification
Deposit ID10026070
MRDS IDK002529
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.39455, -83.49461
References
CAMERON, E.N., 1951, FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE BRYSON CITY DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 62, 100 P.RIES, H., BAYLEY, W.S., AND OTHERS, 1922, HIGH-GRADE CLAYS OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES; USGS BULL. 708, P. 44.1922 OTHER BAYLEY, W.S., USGS BULL. 7081951 OTHER CAMERON, E.N., N.C. BULL. 62CAMERON, E.N., 1951, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 62