| Lat / long: | 35.90231, -82.74403 |
| Primary: | Barium-Barite |
| Tertiary: | Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper |
| Ore: | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite |
| Gangue: | Calcite, Fluorite, Quartz, Sericite |
| Orebody form: | LENSES, PINCH AND SWELL |
| Discovery year: | 1818 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Vein |
| Production size: | Yes |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1900 |
| Host rock: | Max Patch Granite |
| Host type: | Gneiss |
| Structure: | Vein Is A Short Distance East Of The Rector Branch Thrust Fault |
| MRDS | K002604 |
| DEP | 10026127 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: ORIEL, S.S., 1950, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HOT SPRINGS WINDOW, MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 60, P. 70}{Deposit:: HUNTER, C., AND MATTOCKS, P.W., 1936, REPORT ON BARITE IN THE VICINITY OF STACKHOUSE, MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 3 P.}{Deposit:: 1950 OTHER ORIEL, S.S., N.C. DIV. MIN. RES., BULL}{Production:: ORIEL, S.S., 1950, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 60.} |
| Reporter | Hale, Robin C., Klein, T.L. |