Commodities
TertiaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlRock Type
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar
GangueBiotite, Hornblende, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Biotite-Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1) Cranberry Granite
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026469
MRDS IDK005110
Alternate namesN. C. State Univ. Minerals Research Lab No. 4176
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.7976, -82.6143
References
NEAL, J. P., WIENER, L. S., CARPENTER, P. A., WILSON, W. F., PARKER, J. M. III, 1973, EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL NORTH CAROLINA FELDSPAR RESOURCES: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY MINERALS RESEARCH LABORATORY REPORT NUMBER MRL-3 67 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-SE1973 OTHER N. C. STATE UNIV. MIN. RES. LAB.THIN SECTION DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE FROM NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SEC., RALEIGH, N. C. OR FIELD OFFICE, ASHEVILLE, N. C.