Commodities
PrimaryKaolin, Feldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures, Dilation Zones (Cameron, 1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Kaolinite
GangueBiotite, Garnet, Limonite, Magnetite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Thulite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGabbro,Peridotite,Gneiss · Granite Gneiss;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Border Gneiss, Microcline Porphyroblasts In A Medium-To Coarse-Grained Matrix Of Biotite, Quartz, & Feldspar
StructurePrincipal Zone Of Pegmatites Trends Northeast; Most Pegmatites Strike Northeast, But A Few Strike Northwest.
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge Province
AlterationPartial Alteration Of Plagioclase To Kaolinite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1910, 1941 TO 1949
First production1910
Identification
Deposit ID10102331
MRDS IDK002491
Alternate namesHill Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.45816, -83.44822
References
CAMERON, E.N., 1951, FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE BRYSON CITY DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 62, 100 P1951 OTHER CAMERON, E.N., N.C. BULL. 6CAMERON, E.N., 1951, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 62