Commodities
PrimaryLithium
SecondaryFeldspar, Mica
TertiaryCesium, Beryllium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Tin
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlAmphibolite Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Carolina Gneiss
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Roan Gneiss
StructureEast Side Of Cherryville Pluton
Tectonic settingPre- And Post-Pegmatite Faults
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1951
Discovery year1931
Identification
Deposit ID10078252
MRDS IDW026486
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.22289, -81.35371
References
KESLER, 1961KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., TEXT 13 P., PEGMATITES LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500BROADHURST, S. D., 1956 , LITHIUM RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONS. AND DEVEL., DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES INFO. CIRC. 15 , 37 P., MAPKESLER, THOMAS L., 1961 , EXPLORATION OF THE KINGS MOUNTAIN PEGMATITES, MINING ENGINEERING, VOL. 13 , NO. 9 , P. 1062 TO 1068HORTON, J. WRIGHT, JR., AND BUTLER, J. ROBERT, 1977 , GUIDE TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGS MOUNTAIN BELT IN THE KINGS MOUNTAIN AREA, NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA, FIELD GUIDE FOR GSA, SE SECTION MEETING, WINSTON - SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, P. 76 TO 1491931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., PEGMATITE LOCATIONS1956 COMPILE BROADHURST, N. C. STATE, HISTORY1961 DIREXPL KESLER, FOOTE MINERAL CO., ANALYSES1977 GEOMAP HORTON, UNI. OF N.C., MINE DESCRIPTION