Commodities
PrimaryGranite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBEDDED
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureNortheast
Tectonic settingNear To Brevard Fault System
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10079266
MRDS IDW028460
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.77066, -81.65761
References
BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J.C., JR., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 615, TEXT 190 P., MINE LOCATED BY SYMBOL ON GEOL. MAP AT 1:62,500.BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J.C., JR., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 521, TEXT 13 P.QUARRY LOCATED BY SYMBOL ON MORGANTON NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MABRYANT, 1966