Commodities
PrimaryKaolin, Mica, Feldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPegmatite
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Halloysite
GangueChalcedony, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDunite
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatite;Dunite
StructureOccurs Along Contact Of Two Large Groups Of Precambrian Rocks
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1934
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10026464
MRDS IDK005105
Alternate namesCorner Spar Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.77899, -82.50097
References
HUNTER, C. E. AND HASH, L. J., 1949, HALLOYSITE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: N. C. DEPT. OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL., BULL. 58, 32 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-SEMERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SECTION. MRS 191-SE.1949 COMPILE HUNTER & HASH N.C. DEPT. CONS. & DEVEL.1968 COMPILE LESURE F.G. PROF. PAPER 577HUNTER & HASH, 1949, HALLOYSITE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: N. C. BULL. 58; LESURE, F.G., 1968, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 577HUNTER & HASH, 1949, HALLOYSITE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA; N. C. BULL. 58