Mine detail: Unnamed Feldspar Mine West of Bailey Gap

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.83093, -82.58486

Resource(N)

Primary: Feldspar
Ore: Feldspar
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

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

Geology

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

References

MRDSK005101
DEP10026461
ReferenceMERSCHAT, 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
ReporterMerschat, Carl E.