Commodities
PrimaryKyanite
TertiaryQuartz
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBEDDED
Ore controlNose Of Northward-Plunging Syncline
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite, Rutile, Sulfur, Sillimanite, Quartz, Quartzite
GangueMica, Diaspore, Chloritoid, Lazulite, Topaz
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
Identification
Deposit ID10093778
MRDS IDW027609
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.15811, -81.24562
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. 92 , 93LOCATED IN GASTONIA SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOGEspenshade, 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. 92 , 93Espenshade, 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. 92 , 93