Commodities
PrimaryKyanite
TertiaryIron-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsRutile, Lazulite, Pyrophyllite, Kyanite
GanguePyrophyllite
Geology
StructureCarolina Terrane Metavolcanic Rocks; Metamorphic Kaolin-Quartz-Pyrite Alteration Zone In Metavolcanics
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10069788
MRDS IDW007474
Alternate namesGraves Mountain Kyn Occurrence
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates33.73344, -82.53316
References
ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., IN PRESS, KYANITE. SILLIMANITE AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 33Hurst, V.J., 1959, Geology And Mineralogy Of Graves Mountain, Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 68, 33 P. Hurst, V.J., 1959, Geology And Mineralogy Of Graves Mountain, Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 68, 33 P.Espenshade, G. H. And Potter, D. B., 1960. Kyanite, Sillimanite, And Andalusite Deposits Of The Southeastern States: U.S. Geological. Survey Professional Paper 336, 116 P.Espenshade, G. H. And Potter, D. B., 1960. Kyanite, Sillimanite, And Andalusite Deposits Of The Southeastern States: U.S. Geological. Survey Professional Paper 336, 116 P.