Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlRock Type
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar
GangueEpidote, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Bio Horn Migmatite (Unit 2) Roan Gneiss
Associated rockPegmatite · Bakersville Gabbro
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026471
MRDS IDK005112
Alternate namesN. C. State Univ. Minerals Research Lab No. 3807
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.80177, -82.53236
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.