Commodities
PrimaryKaolin, Mica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsKaolin, Muscovite
GangueOligoclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Carolina Gneiss;Roan Gneiss
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureEast Side Of Cherryville Pluton
Tectonic settingPre And Post Pegmatite Faults
AlterationKaolin From Weathering Of Feldspar
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1931
Identification
Deposit ID10107504
MRDS IDW026488
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.19789, -81.38815
References
BROADHURST, SAM D., 1956 , LITHIUM RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONS, AND DEVEL., DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES, INFO. CIRC. 15 , MINE TEXT P. 19 , 25 , TEXT 37 P.KESLER, THOMAS L., 1942 , THE TIN - SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STRATEGIC MINERALS INVEST. 1942 , PART 2 , J-R, TEXT P. 245 TO 269QUARRY SITE LOCATED IN GROVER TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,0001942 GEOMAP KESLER, PEGMATITE LOCATIONS1956 COMPILE BROAD HURST, N. C. STATE, HISTORYTOPO, 1971