Commodities
PrimaryGemstone, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeResidual
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Emerald
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Granite Or Gneiss
StructureNortheastward Trending Structures And Lithologic Boundaries.
Tectonic settingInner Piedmont Southeastern United States
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10078682
MRDS IDW027146
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.63899, -81.71316
References
PRATT, J. H., AND BERRY, H. M., 1911 , MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1908 , 1909 , AND 1910 : NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY, 131 P, 1 PT., 27 FIGSKEITH, ARTHUR, AND STERRETT, D. R., - UNPUBLISHED MAP OF THE MORGANTON 30 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FIELD WORK 1896 , 1899 , 1900 , 1901 AND 1907PROSPECT IN MORGANTON SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001910 GEOLMAP KEITH, ARTHUR AND STERRETT, D. BKEITH, UNPUBLISHED