Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
SecondaryMica
TertiaryQuartz
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlDeep In Situ Weathering Of Pegmatitic Granodiorite Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsKaolin, Mica, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
StructureNortheast
Tectonic settingNear To Brevard Fault System
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1937
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10079270
MRDS IDW028464
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.95426, -81.98373
References
SRC.REF: BRYANT, 1970; FROM SAND, 1956BRYANT, 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.PITS IN LINVILLE FALLS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MAP1978 GEOCHEM D'AGOSTINO, SAMPLINGBRYANT, 1966; D'AGOSTINO, 1978