Commodities
PrimaryMica
SecondaryFeldspar, Quartz
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlPegmatite Usually Concordant With Foliation
Geology
Host rockMica Schist,Gneiss
StructureNe Thrust System
Tectonic settingNear To Brevard Fault System
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10079292
MRDS IDW028493
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.94815, -81.96345
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.PROSPECT IN LINVILLE FALLS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MABRYANT, 1966