Commodities
PrimaryStone, Crushed/Broken
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPLUTON
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureNortheast
Tectonic settingWithin Brevard Fault System
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1960
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10079268
MRDS IDW028462
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.99537, -81.76455
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 IN CHESTNUT MTN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MABRYANT, 1970