Commodities
PrimaryStone, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBEDDED
Ore controlSteep Hill Slope
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureNe Thrust System, Quarry Sited Along A Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingWithin Breuard Fault System
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10079280
MRDS IDW028478
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.87259, -81.78983
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 OAK HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MABRYANT, 1960