Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
TertiaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPegmatite
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar
GangueBiotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Bio Horn-Migmatite (Unit 2) Roan Gneiss
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatites
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026463
MRDS IDK005104
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.83954, -82.50153
References
LESURE, F. G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, 124 P.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-SE1968 COMPILE LESURE, F. G. PROF PAPER 57LESURE, F. G., 1968, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577