North Carolina · Gaston County
Occurrence

The Pinnacle Kyanite Prospects

Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
QuartzKyanite
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Commodities
TertiaryQuartz, Kyanite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENTICULAR BODIES
Materials
Ore mineralsKyanite, Pyrite, Quartz
GangueApatite, Magnetite, Rutile, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructureNe Trending Folds And Faults, Folds In Syncline
Tectonic settingAntiform In Syncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10089597
MRDS IDW027644
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.21039, -81.31065
References
SRC.REF: ESPENSHADE, 1960ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., 1960 , KYANITE, SILLIMANITE, AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES, USGS, PP. 336 , TEXT 121 P., GEOL. MAP AT 1:24,000 , MINE TEXT P. 86 TO 88LOCATED IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOG