Commodities
TertiaryQuartz, Kyanite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formCLUSTER OF SMALL LENSES
Ore controlSouthwest Limb Of Isoclinal Syncline
Materials
Ore mineralsAndalusite, Magnetite, Quartz, Rutile, Sillimanite
GangueApatite, Diaspore, Lazulite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructureNe Trending Folds And Faults, Locally Thickened Bed Segments As A Result Of Intense Local Folding
AlterationSillimanite - Kyanite Grade Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10089598
MRDS IDW027646
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.19594, -81.25926
References
SRC.REF: ESPENSHADE, 1960 ; SAMPLE NO. NG - 440ESPENSHADE, 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. 90 - 92LOCATED IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOG