Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueOligoclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Carolina Gneiss;Roan Gneiss
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Whiteside Granite
StructureEast Side Of Cherryville Pluton
Tectonic settingPre And Post Pegmatite Faults
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1931
Identification
Deposit ID10078254
MRDS IDW026491
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.20233, -81.37982
References
BROADHURST, SAM D., 1956 , LITHIUM RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONS. AND DEVEL., DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES, INFO. CIRC. 15 , MINE TEXT P. 19 , 25 , TEXT 37 P.KESLER, THOMAS L., 1942 , THE TIN - SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATEGIC MINERALS INVEST. 1942 , PART 2 , J - R, TEXT P. 245 TO 269QUARRY SITE LOCATED IN GROVER TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,0001942 GEOMAP KESLER, PEGMATITE LOCATIONS1956 COMPILE BROADHURST, N. C. STATE, HISTORYTOPO, 1971