Commodities
PrimaryStone, Dimension
TertiaryIron, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBEDDED
Ore controlSteep Hill Slope
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Gneiss, Specularite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureNe Thrust System, Quarry Sited Along A Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingWithin Brevard Fault System
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1950
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10089708
MRDS IDW028503
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.87148, -81.79372
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.D'AGOSTINO, JOHN P., 1977, PERSONAL OBSERVATION.1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MAP1977 GEOLCHEM D'AGOSTINO, SAMPLINGD'AGOSTINO, 1977