North Carolina · Buncombe County
Past Producer

Lovin Feldspar Mine

Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Feldspar
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Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPegmatite
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Aluminous Metasedimentary Group (Unit 3) Biotite Gneiss Subunit Carolina Gneiss
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatite
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026459
MRDS IDK005099
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.76038, -82.51597
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