Mine detail: Ball Feldspar Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.85481, -82.56764

Resource(B)

Primary:	Feldspar
Tertiary:	Mica, Fluorine-Fluorite, Beryllium
Ore:	Feldspar
Gangue:	Biotite, Muscovite, Quartz
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Other material:	Beryl, Fluorite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Biotite Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1)-Cranberry Granite
Host type:	Gneiss
Associated rock:	Pegmatite
Associated type:	Pegmatite
Structure:	Pegmatites
Tectonic:	Blue Ridge

References

MRDS	K005098
DEP	10026458
Reference	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-S
Reporter	Merschat, Carl E.