North Carolina · Buncombe County
Occurrence

Unnamed Feldspar Prospect Southern Nofat Mountain

Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Feldspar
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Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPegmatite
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar
GangueBiotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Biotite-Horn Magmatite(Unit 2) Roan Gneiss
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatite
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026457
MRDS IDK005097
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.79788, -82.50319
References
MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE; NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SE