Commodities
TertiaryFeldspar, Mica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlPegmatite
Materials
GangueQuartz
Other materialsFeldspar
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Biotite Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1) Cranberry Granite
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatite
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1939
Identification
Deposit ID10098196
MRDS IDK005102
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.85343, -82.70504
References
LESURE, F. G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, 32 P.MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE; NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SE1968 COMPILE LESURE, F. C. PROF PAPER 57LESURE, 1968, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577