Description
Pyler Benfield
Commodities
PrimaryGemstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHiddenite, Quartz, Rutile
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Tectonic settingInner Piedmont Belt
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1960
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10079348
MRDS IDW028595
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.9062, -81.08814
References
PIT LOCATED ON HIDDENITE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSER. AND DEVEL., 1958, GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA SCALE 1:500,000.D'AGOSTINO, J. P., 1979, PERSONAL OBSERVATION.1980 COMPILE D'AGOSTINO, MINES MAD'AGOSTINO, 1979